A body found in the middle of a road ended a quiet morning in Waldo, Arkansas on January 27, 2019. The deceased was identified as Wallace Antonio Turner Jr, a 39-year-old Black man who died of a fatal gunshot wound to the head described as execution-style. His body was located near the Waldo Sewer Pond off West Dempsey Road, and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigators found few immediate clues about who did this or why.

Turner was born in Dallas, Texas, had moved to Waldo, graduated from the local community school at 16, and was a father of four. His family, including his father, has been left grieving and seeking answers. No arrests have been announced, and the case remains open and unsolved. A later Waldo homicide involving a man with multiple gunshot wounds prompted local speculation about a connection, but officials have not confirmed any link.

If anyone knew Wallace or saw anything near West Dempsey Road around January 27, 2019, please come forward with information.