On Sunday, October 3, 1999, 57-year-old retired prison warden Cecil Boren was shot to death at his Varner, Arkansas, home while his wife, Genie, was at church. An inmate from the nearby Cummins Unit, Kenneth Dewayne Williams, had escaped the prison by hiding in a 500-gallon barrel of pig slop being hauled out of the facility. Williams went to the Borens’ house, shot Cecil seven times, dragged his body to a nearby bayou, and ransacked the home, taking several firearms, Boren’s truck, and other personal items.

A neighbor found Boren’s body after his wife discovered the house in disarray and reported him missing. Police located the stolen truck in Lebanon, Missouri, the next day; a high-speed chase followed and ended when the vehicle struck a water delivery truck, killing its 24-year-old driver, Michael Greenwood. Williams fled on foot but was captured soon after; he was wearing some of the Borens’ clothing and had items belonging to both Cecil and Genie Boren.

Kenneth Dewayne Williams was tried and convicted for the capital murder of Cecil Boren in August 2000 and sentenced to death. If anyone knew Cecil Boren, his routines, or saw anything in Varner on October 3, 1999, please share what might help fill gaps in the timeline.