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Oscar Lavant Payton, 56, of Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead on April 30, 2021. He had been shot in the back of the head and his body was dragged from a car and left on the side of a road in a desolate area of west Fort Worth. A passerby discovered the body and called 911.

Investigators identified 52-year-old Carlus Qualls as the primary suspect. Qualls initially said another person in his car had shot Payton and forced him to move the body, but detectives obtained video showing no one else was in the vehicle. Qualls later admitted dragging Payton’s body out of the car and leaving it on the roadside. He was arrested and charged with murder, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to life in prison after prosecution by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

Are there details about Payton’s final movements or the location where he was left that anyone in the Fort Worth area can add?