Anson Bannell Buzz Clinton, a 28-year-old White/Caucasian man from East Lyme, Connecticut, was found dead on March 10, 1994, near an Interstate 95 off-ramp. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Clinton had placed an ad to sell his tow truck; a man posing as a buyer lured him to the secluded location where he was killed.

Investigators say the killing grew out of a bitter family custody dispute. Clinton’s sister-in-law Beth Carpenter, a local attorney, was concerned about the welfare of her niece, Clinton’s stepdaughter, and opposed Clinton’s plans to move the family. Carpenter allegedly recruited her boss and lover, attorney Haiman Clein, who then hired a client, Mark Despres, to act as the buyer and carry out the shooting. Clein and Despres were arrested and later agreed to testify against Carpenter. Carpenter fled to Ireland, was apprehended in 1997 and extradited back to the U.S.

Those who knew Clinton or who have information about the sale arrangement or the people involved are asked to come forward.