Patrick Arthur White, 57, was a resident of Evansville, Indiana, who was reported missing on July 7, 2022, after friends and neighbors had not seen or heard from him since April 2022. A welfare check on his apartment found the unit in disarray but did not immediately show obvious signs of a violent struggle.

In August 2022 a tip led police to a South Linwood Avenue residence where White’s body was found concealed under a tarp and bound with twine. The Vanderburgh County Coroner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound. Investigators developed leads pointing to 33-year-old Michael Logan Thomas, who had been living in White’s apartment for months after the death and told visitors he was house-sitting. An informant said they overheard a conversation about moving a body because it had begun to smell.

Thomas was arrested and charged with murder; during an interview he acknowledged being present when the killing occurred, said his girlfriend fired the fatal shot, and admitted wrapping the body and selling the handgun used. The case has had interruptions, including a dismissal of the initial murder charge without prejudice in July 2023 after a key witness disappeared. What details about motive, timeline, or other possible participants remain unclear to readers who followed this case?