James E. Kleinert, 69, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, was killed after arranging what he believed was a car sale in Nashville. On the evening of December 26, 2017, Kleinert was last seen at a Dollar General on Old Hickory Boulevard and Clarksville Pike; he reportedly got into a minivan to complete the transaction. The next morning a passerby found his body on the side of secluded Bear Hollow Road in Joelton with a single gunshot wound. Between $4,000 and $7,000 in cash that Kleinert had brought for the purchase was missing.

The Metro Nashville Police Department investigated the death as a homicide and identified two suspects, Bobby V. Summers and James O’Brien, who allegedly lured Kleinert with the pretense of buying the car and then robbed and shot him. O’Brien later died of causes unrelated to the investigation. Summers was indicted on multiple charges, then pleaded guilty on August 19, 2019, to facilitation of first-degree premeditated murder and received a 20-year sentence; other charges were dismissed as part of the plea.

Are there readers who remember Kleinert or who have information about the events of December 26–27, 2017 that could still help clarify what happened?