Collin Small, 44, was found murdered in his sixth-floor Highbridge apartment in the Bronx after a wellness check on March 5, 2024. Police later determined Small died of a single gunshot to the head.

Officers discovered Small’s dismembered torso and feet stored in a freezer and a blue bin inside the apartment. Investigators focused on 48-year-old Sheldon Johnson Jr., who was present when police entered and who was seen on surveillance repeatedly entering and leaving the unit wearing varying clothing, including a blond wig and the victim’s outfit, and carrying cleaning supplies and the same blue bin. Searches of Johnson’s Harlem apartment recovered the victim’s head, legs, and one arm in a freezer.

Johnson, who and Small knew from childhood and had served time in prison together, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, weapon possession, and concealment of a human corpse; authorities say a money dispute is believed to be the motive. A grand jury indicted Johnson in April 2024; he was arraigned and held without bail. Did anyone know Collin or see him in Highbridge around March 4–5, 2024?