On the morning of March 5, 2022, a resident walking near Asnebumskit Road in the woods of Paxton, Massachusetts, found the body of a man about 25 feet into the trees and called police. The victim was identified as 29-year-old Ernest Appiah of Worcester. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, citing a fatal gunshot wound to the torso, and investigators say he was killed on February 28, 2022.

Police determined Appiah had been shot after leaving Centerfolds, an adult entertainment establishment in Worcester, in the company of another man. The investigation was led by the Paxton Police Department with assistance from multiple Massachusetts State Police units and detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. On July 11, 2022, 30-year-old Christopher Fuller of Worcester was arrested and charged with murder; he was held without bail and later indicted by a Worcester County grand jury.

If anyone saw Appiah leaving Centerfolds on February 28, 2022, or has information about his movements that night, please share what is known with investigators.