Jacob Lee Murphy, 41, was found dead from a gunshot wound in a house near Archer Street and College Avenue in Tulsa in March 2019. The body was discovered around 9 p.m. on a Wednesday; police classified the death as the city’s eighth homicide that year and investigators named Michael Bowen as a person of interest shortly after the discovery. No motive was released at that time.

Murphy’s obituary and community notices describe him as a talented and multifaceted man: a gifted piano player once asked to perform for a former governor, a ballroom dancer, and someone who worked with the Tulsa Chorus and Tulsa Opera. His varied careers included work as a chef, farmer, home builder, and landscape designer. An online memorial notes the death was attributed to gun violence and indicates an arrest was made in connection with the case.