Michael David Fuller, known professionally as Blaze Foley, was a 39-year-old singer-songwriter, poet and artist who died in Austin, Texas on February 1, 1989. Born December 18, 1949, in Malvern, Arkansas, and raised in San Antonio, he was active in Austin’s music scene and performed at venues including the Austin Outhouse.

According to reports, Foley was at a house in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood when he confronted Carey January about stealing his friend Concho January’s veteran pension and welfare checks. The confrontation escalated and Foley was shot in the chest. He identified his assailant before being taken to the hospital and later died during surgery.

Carey January, 39, was arrested and charged with murder and held on $25,000 bond. Foley’s death was widely felt in the local music community and has been memorialized in tribute recordings and songs.

Did anyone in Austin know Foley’s movements or acquaintances around that night who could add details about what happened?