Austin Michael Seiman, a 19-year-old White man from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was found dead in the Maumee River on September 28, 2023. An autopsy determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds, and the death was ruled a homicide. Investigators say Seiman had arranged a meeting to sell drugs under an alias; his girlfriend, worried when he didn’t return, checked his Facebook messages and found the arrangement with one of the suspects.

Police identified two suspects: 18-year-old Nasir Owens and 20-year-old Dimitrius Walker. An eyewitness reported seeing a struggle involving two individuals and a white person in an alley on the night Seiman disappeared. Authorities say Seiman’s body was placed in a car that was later set on fire; the burned vehicle was linked to the suspects. Both men were arrested within a week and charged with murder and arson.

Court proceedings that followed resulted in convictions: Owens was found guilty of murder, arson, and a firearm enhancement under a theory of accomplice liability; Walker was convicted of murder, attempted robbery, and arson, and received a lengthy prison term. Did anyone in Fort Wayne see Seiman the night he vanished or notice suspicious activity near that alley?