John Lindon Farmer, 22, was found dead on June 24, 2021, in a wooded area near Kneeland Park on Turner Avenue in Shelton, Washington. Responding officers discovered Farmer with significant trauma; investigators determined he died of blunt force trauma to the head and also sustained injuries to his hands, wrists, and knees. Early reports included conflicting details about a gun, but later court documents cited a baseball bat and/or a machete as the weapons.

Investigation attention centered on Kyle Alexander Baker, 24, who had been staying at a nearby campsite. Neighbors and witnesses described unusual behavior from Baker on the night of the killing, and one person specifically implicated him. After a tip placed Baker in a Thurston County homeless camp, he was arrested without incident in Lacey in early July 2021 and turned over to Shelton police. He was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and held on $1 million bail.

Does anyone who lived near Kneeland Park or the camps in late June 2021 have information that could help clarify what happened that night?