Dustin Louis Childress, 40, was shot to death on March 14, 2017, on a secluded rural property near Beavercreek, Oregon. Childress and another man, Thomas Lee Hegar Jr., had been dropped off by two women at about 10 a.m. near heavily wooded land on South Upper Highland Road; investigators later said the men entered the property without the owner’s permission. About 15 minutes after being dropped off, Childress called one of the women and reported someone was shooting at them, that Hegar had been wounded and that they were trying to escape while gunfire continued. Emergency services were not contacted immediately; the women returned later that day, searched, and called 911 about eight hours after the shooting.

Deputies found the bodies of Childress and Hegar concealed near the front gate of the privately owned property; the county medical examiner determined both died of gunshot wounds. Detectives interviewed the landowner, Robert John Hilands, who reportedly admitted shooting both men and hiding their bodies near the entrance. Hilands was arrested the next day and booked on aggravated-murder and weapons charges. The placement of the bodies and the delay between the shooting and discovery raised questions about whether the incident was more than a spontaneous confrontation over trespassing.

Does anyone have information about why Childress and Hegar went onto that property or witnessed the events that morning?