James Allan Booher, known as Jim Bob, was 51 when he was last seen in Cedar Rapids on May 31, 2014. His sister reported him missing on June 3, 2014, and what began as a disappearance investigation developed into a homicide probe tied to a drug deal gone wrong.

Investigators traced Booher to a farmhouse in Ely rented by Matthew Robbins. Danielle Busch had lured Booher there with an offer of sex in exchange for methamphetamine, part of a setup involving Robbins and William L. Yancey. According to testimony, Robbins confronted Booher about allegedly being sold diluted meth, struck him, then shot him with a sawed-off shotgun. Busch testified she saw heavy bleeding and Robbins dismembering Booher with a hatchet. Human bone fragments were found in a burn pit on the property, and Booher’s DNA was recovered inside Robbins’ house.

Those involved were later arrested and prosecuted: Robbins, Yancey, and Busch all pleaded or were convicted for their roles. Does anyone have information about Booher’s movements in Cedar Rapids in late May 2014 or about the Ely property before his disappearance?