On the morning of June 8, 2014, 58-year-old Lloyd Strain of Oklahoma City was found dead and naked in a narrow alley off the 1200 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue near NW 12th Street. Discovered just after 9 a.m. behind a small neighborhood restaurant, his body showed visible injuries that were later described as blunt-force trauma and his death was ruled a homicide. The killing was recorded as the city’s 21st homicide of 2014.

Oklahoma City homicide detectives canvassed the busy corridor of small businesses and traffic-heavy streets for witnesses but initially released few details beyond Strain’s identity and an appeal for tips. In mid-July 2014 police announced arrests in the case: 32-year-old Ronald Kelly and 43-year-old Charles McFarland were booked on murder charges. Investigators also sought a third man, 44-year-old Barron Nelson, who was located and arrested in Satellite Beach, Florida, in early August on an Oklahoma warrant that listed murder and robbery charges and an outstanding probation violation in Florida.

Reports state that the blunt-force injuries were the cause of death; the motive and how Strain came to be in the alley have not been publicly explained. If anyone knew Lloyd Strain or saw activity near NW 12th and Pennsylvania that morning, please share what might help the investigation.