Walter Lee Fly was 51 when he was found dead inside his vehicle on May 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. His car had crashed into a wooden privacy fence at the rear of a home in the 800 block of S. 18th Street just after 2:10 p.m., and the circumstances were treated as suspicious by investigators.

Columbus Police Department detectives from the Homicide Unit determined Fly had been murdered and identified a suspect. Brandon Phillip Knowles, described in reports as a 20-year-old homeless man, was arrested and charged in connection with Fly’s death. Court proceedings included multiple hearings and witness testimony; Knowles was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison.

If anyone knew Walter Fly or observed activity around S. 18th Street on May 25, 2015, please share information that could add detail to the timeline or the events that day.