George Wesley Montgomery, 43, was found dead partially submerged in Beaver Creek along the Bell Trail in Wet Beaver Creek Canyon on July 31, 2014. Responding deputies recovered a handgun near his body and investigators reported obvious gunshot trauma. An autopsy later showed multiple gunshot wounds: two entering the chest and additional wounds to a hand and a leg.

Montgomery had driven from the Phoenix area the day before, telling family he planned to scout a camping spot. He was under intense personal and professional strain at the time, facing regulatory scrutiny related to investments in the Twin Peaks mining venture and having missed a scheduled court appearance; he also had recently been served with an eviction notice. Months earlier he suffered a serious head injury in a car crash, and posthumous examination of his brain showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. His widow says the Sheriff’s Office ultimately classified the death as a suicide, a conclusion the family disputes given the injury pattern and circumstances. No suspect has been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Are there details from the Bell Trail area, that trip, or Montgomery’s activities in late July 2014 that anyone can add?