Zachary James Currie was 19 when he was found dead in the front yard of a home on the 5400 block of Willis Road in Augusta Township, Michigan. Michigan State Police were called about 9:30 a.m. on July 24, 2016; investigators treated the discovery as a homicide, reporting that Currie had been shot. Court records later described three gunshot wounds.

Court filings say Currie had gone late on July 23 or very early July 24 to see his girlfriend, Kalynne Leclair. While they sat together, Currie used a video messaging app and Leclair later testified she saw another person’s face on the screen for a couple of minutes. By daylight Currie had left and was found dead near the road.

Prosecutors charged Marcus Leonard Palmer with open murder and felony-firearm. At trial a jury convicted Palmer of second-degree murder and felony-firearm. The convictions were affirmed on appeal and court records show Palmer was sentenced in Washtenaw County on July 30, 2020, to 25 to 50 years for second-degree murder plus a consecutive two-year felony-firearm term. Did anyone in Augusta Township or Ypsilanti Township recall seeing Currie that night or know more about who was on the video call?