Donald Cruse, 77, was found dead in his small travel trailer in Clarkridge, Arkansas, on the morning of December 8, 2017. His son discovered the body and called 911. Deputies from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office who responded observed what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to the head and recovered a small .22 caliber derringer-style handgun at the scene.

Investigators learned that Cruse had been battling a terminal illness, a detail that factored into the inquiry. The Baxter County Coroner’s Office sent the body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsy, and the sheriff’s office opened an active investigation. No public conclusion about manner of death, and no suspects or arrests, have been announced.

If anyone knew Donald Cruse or was in the Clarkridge area around December 8, 2017, does anything about his last days or who might have visited the trailer help explain what happened?