On January 1, 2021, at about 9:05 p.m., 35-year-old Carl Miserendino III was found unresponsive at a residence in the Inglenook area of Birmingham and pronounced dead at the scene. Evidence at 4040 40th Avenue North indicated his death was a homicide. Miserendino worked as a financial advisor and was reported as Birmingham’s first homicide victim of 2021.

Detectives quickly developed a suspect: 22-year-old Issiah Williams White. A capital murder warrant was issued January 6, 2021. White was located and arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 28, 2021; Miserendino’s car was recovered there. During an interview with a Birmingham detective, White reportedly admitted to shooting Miserendino, saying the shooting was accidental and occurred while attempting to steal the vehicle to return to Florida. White was held in Broward County pending extradition to Alabama.

If anyone knew Carl Miserendino III or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.