Gary Arthur Williams, 62, was living in a camper on Old Tennessee Pike Road in northern Jefferson County when deputies responded to an emergency call just before 11:00 p.m. on June 10, 2017. They found him outside the camper with multiple stab wounds in a scene investigators described as a sudden, violent encounter. Two men nearby told deputies that a man they knew as Ray arrived saying someone had jumped on Gary; those men found Williams, rendered first aid, and called 911.

Williams survived for weeks after being rushed to hospital but died of his injuries on July 8, 2017, following treatment that included care at UAB Hospital. The case was upgraded from an assault investigation to a homicide after his death. Court documents and local reports later identified Victor Ray Duboise as having been booked in connection with the stabbing; reporting placed the incident in the same area near Old Tennessee Pike and Marsh Mountain Road, and noted Duboise was held on a $150,000 bond.

Anyone with information about the June 10 incident or who knew Gary is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.