Johnny Hurley, 78, was found badly beaten on the morning of October 27, 2013, in and around Glenview Park on South Barksdale Street in Memphis. Responding officers discovered him on the ground with heavy bleeding to his head and face; he was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition and never fully recovered his former self. Family members described a long, difficult period of hospitalization, recovery setbacks, and financial and emotional strain as the assault’s effects persisted.

On March 21, 2014, the medical examiner ruled Hurley’s death a homicide caused by the injuries sustained in the Glenview Park assault, closing out nearly five months between the attack and his passing. Investigators treated the beating as a robbery-driven attack, and authorities later charged a 15-year-old, Alzavious Turner, with first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery in connection with Hurley’s death. Public reports link the charge to the belief that Hurley was assaulted during an attempted robbery in the park.

Did anyone see activity in or around Glenview Park on the morning of October 27, 2013, that could help fill in what happened?