On the morning of Thursday, July 28, 2016, 39-year-old William A. Roberts was found dead in his vehicle after it had crashed into a tree off Highway 199 near Cave Junction, Oregon. What first appeared to be a fatal wreck was reclassified as a homicide when investigators determined Roberts had sustained a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Several personal items were missing from the vehicle, including his wallet, cell phone, and a handgun, and robbery was treated as a possible motive.

Police identified two local residents, 39-year-old Renee Lee Edrington and 29-year-old Kyle James Forester, as persons of interest. Authorities allege the two had a confrontation with Roberts earlier that morning, pursued him in another vehicle, and shot him, causing his car to leave the roadway. An Oregon State Police SWAT team executed a search warrant at a Cave Junction property two days later and arrested Edrington and Forester; both were lodged in the Josephine County Jail on charges of murder, robbery, and theft. Family and friends of Roberts protested outside the jail seeking no bail for the accused.

Are there witnesses or local knowledge about Roberts’ last known movements or the early-morning confrontation that could help fill gaps in the timeline?