W. J. Seals, 66, was found dead inside his home in the Hot Coffee area near Collins, Mississippi, on the evening of July 8, 2019. Deputies from the Covington County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at about 10:30 PM and opened a homicide investigation at the scene.

Authorities have not released a cause of death or any suspected motive, and no arrests have been publicly announced. Law enforcement has not identified or disclosed any suspects or persons of interest; the case remains open and under investigation. The Sheriff’s Office has asked anyone with information, however small, to come forward to assist.

If anyone in the Hot Coffee or Collins area remembers anything about the night of July 8, 2019, or has information that could help, please contact the Covington County Sheriff’s Department.