Howard Scott Blue Bernstein, 51, was found dead in his Southside Birmingham apartment on November 4, 2007. The musician and UAB Music Department instructor was killed by a gunshot wound; police classified the death as a homicide. Bernstein was active in the Birmingham and Atlanta Blues Societies and remembered by friends and family for his talent and his devotion to his daughters.

Investigators quickly treated the case as a robbery that escalated to violence and focused on two primary suspects. Arrests were reported later that month, and charges of capital murder were filed against both men. The killing left a deep mark on Birmingham’s music community and on those who knew Bernstein as a teacher and performer.

Did anyone who knew Howard or his work in the local blues scene see or hear anything around November 4, 2007 that might help fill in what happened?