Parys Murphy Jr. was a 22-year-old African American man from East St. Louis, Illinois, who died on December 26, 2014. Local obituaries reported his death, and authorities treated the case as a homicide.

The East St. His death is noted among the many acts of violence that have affected the East St. Louis community.

Does anyone have information about Parys Murphy Jr., where he lived or was last seen, or about the investigation that could help clarify what happened?