Bernard Williams, 44, was found dead on February 25, 2020, in Jackson, Mississippi. His body was discovered in a trash can behind a vacant house on McDowell Road, and investigators determined he died from gunshot wounds. The discovery prompted a homicide investigation.

Police later arrested a suspect identified as David Course and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with Williams’s death. Prosecutors alleged Course shot Williams and placed his body in the refuse container; the motive had not been made public as the case moved through the courts. A trial and a sentencing hearing were scheduled in 2022.

If anyone in Jackson remembers Bernard, saw him in February 2020, or has information about what happened on McDowell Road, please come forward to investigators.