Justin Ray Sullivan, 28, was found dead on November 11, 2017, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, along with 23-year-old Karlie Clearman. Both bodies were discovered inside a burning vehicle in the early morning hours; investigators determined Sullivan and Clearman had been shot before the car was set on fire. At the time he died Sullivan was an inmate at a halfway house in Oklahoma City.

The events began the night before when Sullivan and fellow inmate Carlton Franklin left the halfway house without permission and went to nearby clubs. Franklin later arranged for Clearman to meet them and the three drove around the city. Witnesses reported an argument between Franklin and Clearman, followed by gunshots and a witness seeing Clearman’s car on fire as an SUV drove away.

Franklin was identified as the primary suspect and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He denied involvement in a jailhouse interview; witness testimony was presented at a January 2019 preliminary hearing. The case also led to the Department of Corrections ending its contract with the halfway house over security failures.

If anyone knew Justin, Karlie, or their movements that night, or has information about what happened in Ardmore, please share what you know.