A meeting arranged through an online escort service ended in homicide for 27-year-old James Edward Murphy III. The encounter occurred July 27, 2024, at the Knights Inn on North Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia. Murphy was found with a single gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the meeting was actually a setup for an armed robbery. Two people were identified in connection with the killing. Murphy’s girlfriend, 28-year-old Charde’shay Jourdian King, was arrested at the hotel and charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit a crime, and prostitution. A second suspect, 19-year-old Tyler Allison, was identified from video evidence, located in Lee County, pursued after law enforcement arrived, and captured hiding in a vacant residence. Allison was charged with felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and armed robbery; he was out on bond on an earlier aggravated assault charge at the time.

Did anyone see activity at the Knights Inn around July 27 that could help investigators?