Robert Nicholas Mayall, a 30-year-old from Destin, Florida, was shot multiple times at Harbor View Park on June 30, 2017; his body was found the next day, July 1. Reports describe Mayall as a transient who went to the park that night with 36-year-old William Joffre Reed around 10 p.m. Reed later admitted shooting Mayall in cold blood and tried to change his appearance after the killing. The murder weapon was recovered buried behind a local business, and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office identified Reed as a suspect and arrested him less than 48 hours after the discovery.

Records state Reed was charged with second-degree murder. The weapon’s recovery and Reed’s statements were described as key pieces of evidence in the case. What did readers in Destin notice about Harbor View Park on the night of June 30, 2017, or about either man in the days that followed?