On November 5, 2014, 34-year-old Bill Russell Collins of Hagerhill was found in the parking lot of a former pediatric clinic off Route 321 in Prestonsburg with fatal gunshot wounds. Kentucky State Police investigated and concluded his death was a homicide.

Investigators identified three people connected to the killing. Floyd Junior Sexton was accused of firing the shots that killed Collins. John Tate Maggard was accused of assisting in a physical altercation and attempting to hold Collins at a vacant house. Jennifer Gayle Jernigan was alleged to have driven the getaway vehicle. The three were located and arrested in Amarillo, Texas, then extradited to Kentucky.

Reports indicated the confrontation may have been linked to a dispute involving a motorcycle club, but motive was still under investigation. Did anyone in Prestonsburg or Hagerhill know Collins, his movements that day, or have information about the motorcycle club connection?