On the morning of July 4, 2007, a body was found in a Denver park near East 39th Avenue and Oneida Street. The victim was identified as William Johnson, a 29-year-old Black male known to family and friends as Billy. Investigators determined Johnson had been shot to death, and the scene was treated as a homicide.

Despite periodic reviews by the Denver Police Department and hopes that new leads or forensic advances might help, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made. His death was noted in an obituary in the Denver Post, where loved ones remembered Billy.

The case remains open and unsolved. Anyone with information about what happened that morning is asked to contact the Denver Police Department.