Fred Wilson, a 50-year-old computer programmer, was found shot to death in the basement of his Henry Street home in the Willard Beach neighborhood of South Portland, Maine. Police discovered his body after receiving a report of an injured person and finding the residence unattended; investigators determined he had been shot the morning his body was found on April 18, 2009.

Authorities focused on a friend who had been at the house that night, Malcolm Lavalle-Davidson, 50, of Skowhegan. Court testimony described the gathering as a homosexual party involving alcohol and drugs and said Lavalle-Davidson admitted to pointing a gun at Wilson’s head and pulling the trigger, while claiming he did not know the weapon was loaded. Lavalle-Davidson did not report the shooting until about 8 p.m. the next day, and trial records noted his poor recollection of the events and a possible cognitive disorder.

A jury convicted Lavalle-Davidson of manslaughter; in March 2010 the judge imposed a 15-year sentence with all but 10 years suspended, followed by three years of probation. Wilson’s family spoke at sentencing, criticizing the delay in summoning help. Did anyone who knew Fred or was in that neighborhood on April 18, 2009, see or hear anything that night?