Alexander Sarantos, 56, was found dead at his Cinder Road home in Beulah, Michigan on April 11, 2020. A friend who could not reach him saw his car in the driveway and bullet holes in the front window, then alerted deputies. Benzie County deputies forced entry to the locked house and found Sarantos with a fatal gunshot wound; no weapon was located near his body.

Investigation focused on a next-door neighbor, Taylor Manol, then 23. Neighbors had reported days of Manol screaming and shooting at night. After interviews and search warrants, Manol was arrested and charged with open murder. Prosecutors said Manol, after drinking heavily, fired two different guns from his back porch between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, and one bullet struck Sarantos in the heart. The defense said the shooting was accidental; Manol testified to drinking bourbon, firing the guns, and having no memory of an argument or details, and said he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder, bipolar type.

The jury convicted Manol of first-degree murder and he was later sentenced to life without parole. Does anyone have information about the nights leading up to April 11, 2020 or about interactions between the two neighbors?