Alexander Dashiell Jackson was 23 when his decomposing body was found in a ditch in a wooded area off North Mann Road in Morgan County, Indiana, on September 13, 2019. Dental records were needed to confirm his identity because of the decomposition. An autopsy determined he died of a single gunshot wound to the head and the death was ruled a homicide. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots in the early morning hours of September 9, and investigators estimated the body had been in the ditch about four days.

A 13-month investigation focused on two Indianapolis residents, Justin M. Blake, then 19, and Britney D. Overton, then 26. Cellphone records and private social media conversations linked them to the case.

A key ring found in the crashed car carried DNA tying Overton to the vehicle along with Jackson’s DNA. Blake’s grandmother told police he had confessed to shooting a man and showed her a news story about Jackson’s body. Both Blake and Overton were arrested in October 2020; Blake faced multiple murder and robbery counts while Overton was charged with murder and robbery. If anyone knew Alexander, his movements that week, or saw his rental car, please share what happened.