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On January 27, 2020, a fire at an apartment complex at 803 South Redmond Road in Jacksonville, Arkansas led firefighters to the body of 48-year-old Murphy B. Atkins. The Pulaski County Coroner determined Atkins died from gunshot wounds and investigators say the fire was set intentionally to conceal the crime.

In the days after the discovery, the Jacksonville Police Department arrested several people in connection with the case. On January 28, 2020, 33-year-old Rayceo Ellis Barber was arrested and charged with capital murder, arson, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of firearms by certain persons. On February 2, 2020, 34-year-old Norris Boo Man Williams was arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. On February 4, 2020, 34-year-old Terry Ray Peterson-Davis and 27-year-old Jessica Untonika Buchanan were arrested and charged with arson, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Authorities describe Barber as the primary suspect in the shooting and the others as involved in assisting the arson and cover-up. Did anyone in the Jacksonville area have information about Atkins or the apartment complex that could help fill in the timeline?