William Bowen III, 28, of Cincinnati was shot to death on April 10, 2020, one of four people killed that day. Bowen and Michael Eves, 47, were found shot early that morning on Reading Road near Glenwood Avenue. Later the same day Briggett Carter, 56, and Tasia Mason, 35, were found shot inside an apartment on Clinton Springs Avenue.

Authorities charged Alto Miles with the killings. Investigators say Miles confessed and told them he would have continued if not stopped. Prosecutors initially sought the death penalty; in September 2023 a judge removed the death-penalty option after finding Miles has Schizoaffective disorder under Ohio law. In October 2023 Miles refused to go forward with a planned guilty plea, shouting that he would not verbally accept the plea despite having signed it, and the court found he could not knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty.

Bowen’s family described him as a loyal friend and devoted family man. Community members gathered to remember him and left candles and stories at sites where people stopped to grieve. If anyone knew William Bowen III or has information about the case, please share what you can.