Robert Bobby Holt, 45, of Bullitt, Texas, was found beaten and shot along a rural road in Bullitt County on October 26, 2013. Investigators concluded he had been kidnapped from his home in southwest Jefferson County two days earlier.

Four men — Joseph Starling, Robert Gene Smith, Robert Powell, and Anthony Jaggers — were indicted on charges connected to Holt’s death, including murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, and tampering with physical evidence. The four were arrested and arraigned and each was held on $500,000 bond while Louisville Metro Police homicide detectives continued following additional leads and witness accounts.

Witnesses reported seeing Holt forcibly abducted from his home, and investigators found links to drug trafficking during the probe. Holt’s wife, Toni, publicly urged that the suspects remain behind bars as the family sought justice.