Johnnie Will Anderson III, 30, was found dead in his Homewood, Alabama, apartment on September 10, 2021. A U.S. Army veteran and father to a 10-year-old daughter, Anderson was discovered in a state of decomposition and investigators determined he had been dead for several days. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide by strangulation; a necktie and a dog leash were reported around his neck.

A suspect, 29-year-old Alexandria Nicole Davis, was arrested on September 11, 2021, while driving Anderson’s stolen grey Dodge Charger. Authorities charged her with capital murder, alleging the killing occurred during a robbery in which his car keys, cell phone, and debit or credit cards were taken. Davis was also linked to an unrelated Birmingham stabbing hours before her capture and was on bond for separate drug charges at the time.

The prosecution indicated it would seek the death penalty. The case suffered a major evidentiary problem when Homewood Police Department employees inadvertently discarded the necktie and dog leash, prompting a defense motion to dismiss the capital murder charge on grounds that lost evidence prevented DNA testing; prosecutors said photographs of the items and other evidence were sufficient to continue. Does anyone have information about Anderson, his movements in early September 2021, or the circumstances surrounding the items found at the scene?