Johnny Edward Lind, 36, was found dead inside a residence along State Route 12 in Forest Hill, West Virginia, on May 21, 2025. West Virginia State Police responded to a welfare-related call around 11:48 a.m. after concerns about a missing homeowner and a strong odor of decomposition. Troopers discovered Lind on the floor with gunshot wounds to his head; investigators recovered two spent shell casings and a .380-caliber round but did not find the firearm or Lind’s cellphone inside the home.

Trajectory analysis led investigators to conclude Lind had been shot once while seated and again after falling, shifting the inquiry from an unattended death to an intentional homicide. The investigation focused on Curtis Pack, who allegedly provided Lind with a .380-caliber handgun days before the killing. Surveillance footage and witness interviews reportedly placed Pack at the residence the night before Lind was found.

Pack, described as legally prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a prior robbery conviction, was issued a murder warrant in early July 2025 and held without bond while the case proceeded to a grand jury. Subsequent investigations in 2026 examined alleged attempts to interfere with the jury process tied to Pack and people connected to him. Does anyone have information about Lind, the residence on State Route 12, or the days leading up to May 21, 2025?