In July 2018 the bodies of two men were recovered from the Flint River after a fisherman spotted one under a door near the I-475 overpass. Among the victims was 19-year-old Ted’Mundo Orlando Victor Meeks of Flint; the other was 32-year-old Rodney Harden Jr. Investigators found a freshly dug, grave-sized hole about 50 feet from where the bodies were recovered, a detail that figured in charging decisions.

Three people were arrested in connection with the deaths: 24-year-old Robert Wheeler Jr., 16-year-old Cheveyo I. Molina, and 47-year-old Melinda Kelly. Charges included first-degree murder for Wheeler and Molina, plus tampering with evidence and a felony firearm count for Wheeler; Molina was also charged with felony firearm. Kelly was charged with tampering with evidence and being an accessory after the fact.

In July 2019 Molina pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and other charges and was sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison in exchange for testimony against the others. Did anyone in the community know Meeks or Harden well enough to add details about their last days?