David Edward Steele, 33, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, was reported missing in early October 2017 and found dead on October 26, 2017, in a wooded area near UTSI Road and Spring Creek Road in Franklin County. Authorities determined his death was not natural and opened a homicide investigation after his body was discovered hanging from a tree.

Investigators say Steele was shot in the leg near his home while trying to flee a group of people, then taken across the county line before being killed. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Tullahoma Police Department all worked the case.

Several people were arrested in connection with the killing, including Bruce Edward Dorsett Jr., Shawna R. Haney, Voltaire Xavier Hickerson, Michael Andrew Taylor, Jamie Wilson Holland (charged with kidnapping), and Bryan Ray Dudley (facing a murder charge). If anyone knew Steele, his movements in early October 2017, or saw suspicious activity near UTSI Road and Spring Creek Road, please come forward with information.