Earl Ray Williams, a 44-year-old rancher, was found fatally stabbed and concealed under a sheet in Gene Adams Park in Holdenville, Oklahoma, on the morning of July 9, 2004. He lived not far from the park. Investigators determined he had not died at the park; bloodstains at his nearby home, on the front porch, and on the yard indicate a struggle there before his body was moved to the park. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by stabbing.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation handled the case. Tips were scarce, and in 2007 the OSBI offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Despite that, the case grew cold; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Who knew Earl Ray Williams, or who might have seen or heard something around his home or the park that morning?