James Cecil Coulson Jr., 65, was found dead inside his west Tulsa restaurant on the morning of August 7, 2015. Known to employees and the neighborhood as Jim, Coulson owned and operated Ted’s Hamburgers and was described as a longtime Tulsa resident and a light-hearted prankster. Staff who arrived for their shift discovered his body, and police opened a homicide investigation.

Friends said Coulson often carried large amounts of cash because he distrusted banks, and detectives believed robbery was the motive. Early reports conflicted on the cause of death; first accounts said he had been stabbed but authorities later indicated he was likely shot. The case was recorded as Tulsa’s 39th homicide of 2015. Investigators later charged 32-year-old Alcon Sanders with first-degree murder and said they suspected Sanders did not act alone but lacked enough information to name other possible participants.

If anyone knew Coulson, worked at Ted’s Hamburgers, or has information about the robbery, please share what you know.