Michael Revere Dow, 46, was shot and killed on the evening of June 11, 2017, in the Fern Creek neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. He had been walking near his mother’s home to the store when a vehicle with three occupants — Scott Seaman and two siblings who were friends with Dow — stopped so Dow could provide them with marijuana. A verbal exchange began after a woman in the car handed Dow a bag and he playfully tossed it back at her, saying, ’Bitch, throw it on the scale.’

Seaman, seated in the rear, took offense, confronted Dow and attempted to exit the car. Dow held the car door closed from the outside. Through the open rear window, Seaman fired two shots, hitting Dow in the side and chest. The shooter then pointed the gun at the female passenger and ordered her brother to drive away. Dow’s body was found in the middle of Cedar Lake Drive; he had left to walk to the store and was dead within about ten minutes.

Louisville Metro Police identified Scott Seaman, an arrest warrant was issued and he was charged with murder. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf; the defense argued the shooting was accidental or in self-defense. A jury later convicted Seaman of murder and recommended a 40-year sentence, which the court imposed. Did anyone in Fern Creek see Dow that evening or notice the vehicle involved?