Melvin Lee Williams Jr., 25, was found dead on September 25, 2017, along a rural roadway in the Clear Lake community just outside Blytheville, Arkansas. A farmer discovered his body, and investigators determined he had been shot, classifying the death as a homicide. Obituaries and memorial notices identify him as a car detailer from Mississippi County and confirm the death location outside Blytheville rather than inside the city.

Detectives sought tips to reconstruct Williams’s final movements and identify anyone who might have encountered him before the shooting. Contemporary memorial listings describe the shooting as unresolved and the investigation remains open.

If anyone knew Melvin Williams Jr., saw him in the Clear Lake area around September 25, 2017, or has information that could help, please share what is known.