Hayden Burke, 14, was found dead on September 6, 2023, at an oil well site in a rural area of Prentiss, Mississippi. An oil field inspector discovered his body; the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. The death prompted an extended investigation by the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

In November 2023 three local teenagers were arrested: 17-year-old Kadarrian KD Johnson, 18-year-old Kenneth Hester III, and 18-year-old Johnathan Berry. Kenneth Hester III was charged with murder and engaging in gang activity; Johnathan Berry was charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and engaging in gang activity. Kadarrian Johnson is also implicated in Burke’s death but is serving a 40-year prison sentence after an August 2024 conviction for a separate 2021 murder of Jarriyon Davis.

As of late 2025, proceedings for Hester and Berry remain pending. Does anyone who knew Hayden or who was in Prentiss around September 2023 have information that could help the ongoing case?