Dennis Woodrow Little Denny Adams Jr., 39, of Erlanger, Kentucky, was found dead in a wooded area off a country road in Dillsboro, Indiana, on the morning of August 14, 2025. An autopsy confirmed he died from multiple gunshot wounds. Earlier that morning residents reported hearing gunfire and seeing a blue SUV stopped on U.S. 50; a witness said a man with blood on his pants and face sat in the driver’s seat while another moved from the backseat to the front.

A Dearborn County deputy responding to the scene said the driver fled in the SUV, which was later located crashed into an embankment. A search of the surrounding woods turned up Adams with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper back and shoulder. The subsequent manhunt used K9 units, drones, and a helicopter.

Investigators identified 33-year-old Brent Wellman of Seymour, Indiana, as a suspect; he was found in Laughery Creek near the crashed vehicle wearing only his underwear. Police allege Wellman, the ex-boyfriend of Adams’s new girlfriend Rachel Warren, may have hidden in the backseat and waited for Adams. Wellman has been arrested and charged with murder, resisting law enforcement, and a felony firearm enhancement; he pleaded not guilty and is being held without bond.

Did anyone in the area see the blue SUV or notice anything unusual on the morning of August 14?