Brian Anderson was 31 and from Detroit when he was shot dead on a ramp of I-94 in the early hours of July 6, 2019. Anderson and another man, Malcolm Drake, had connected by the social networking app Grindr with 26-year-old Demetris Nelson.

Detroit police arrested Demetris Nelson on July 8, 2019, and the Wayne County Prosecutor charged him with first-degree murder, felony murder, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to rob while armed and four felony firearm counts. Prosecutors said Nelson confessed and that he had used dating apps to find and rob victims, a detail that drew attention from advocacy groups in light of allegations the victims were targeted because of their sexual orientation.

Did anyone who knew Brian Anderson or Malcolm Drake notice contacts or encounters on dating apps around that time that could help fill gaps in the timeline?