Derrick Lawrence Sanders, 45 and known by some as Spot, was found dead on Highway 7 North in Lamar, Mississippi, on July 4, 2014. Reports describe a violent death: his throat had been slashed and an ear had been severed, and he was discovered naked in Benton County. The community was left shaken by the brutality.

No suspects or arrests are reported in the immediate aftermath or in the years that followed. Funeral services were held the following week at Sand Hill M.B. Church in Lamar, and he was buried in the church cemetery. Who knew Derrick or saw anything unusual around Lamar on July 4, 2014?