Walter Stewart Jr., 54, was found dead in Sidon Cutoff Lake, a Yazoo River oxbow about three miles southwest of Sidon, Mississippi. His body was discovered by a fisherman on March 12, 2019; investigators determined he had been shot multiple times before being left in the water. The last confirmed sighting of Stewart was at a nightclub in Sidon, and in the days before his death he was staying at the Regency Inn & Suites on U.S. 82 West.

A former professional kickboxer who taught self-defense, Stewart was described by family as friendly, outgoing and devoted — the father of nine biological children and four stepchildren. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and investigators asked anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers; a reward was offered for tips leading to an arrest. The killing was one of eleven homicides in Leflore County in 2019, ten involving firearms.

Did anyone in the Sidon or Leflore County area know Walter or see him around March 2019 who can help investigators?