Father stated in September that Lance had called either his brother or his daughter but later posted in October that Lance is still missing. His brother states he found Lance's wheel in front of a house at 300 Crescent Drive in Terrell, Tx, and that his car had been towed to auction. His brother evicted him from his apartment the day he went missing.

Was Lance on parole? Is it possible that he disappeared willingly? It has been awhile since he has been gone.

It makes me wonder if he was suffering from a mental breakdown and what the cause was. Lewy body dementia? Psychotic break? Did he have a past of violence?

Silly as it may sound, Matthew and I were best friends in preschool. We haven't had contact since childhood, and I left my hometown of Tampa back in 2011. I just found out about Matthew being missing and decided to look into what information is available. It seems extremely limited. Does anyone know where there are any reports available to read?

If you are looking for more information my advice is to call the agency that is handling his case: 8132763200 or visit their website: https://www.tampagov.net/police

Respectfully tryna to actually make sense of this timeline. Ok so notice how in the article, there was a neighbor who said he went outside to check after hearing 2 shots? The neighbor stated that nothing was seen and this neighbor was out there for 20 minutes. Even so, the shooter literally had to have been somewhere after shooting. Based on what that neighbor said : nobody was seen , and apparently no vehicles drove off either, plus the article saying the bloodhounds couldn't find a runaway scent ... on top of that, this occurred at the victim's home (so the person obviously knew where Darius lived). Ok so it seem like the shooter fired the gun from the home (or at least from behind the home ) then just stayed in the home afterwards. But then.... that's awkward because when everyone arrived on scene, wouldn't they see the person? Wouldn't the shooter stand out like a sore thumb? Wouldn't the reaction be: who is this intruder on our property? So maybe it was a familiar face? So many questions need answering. Looking forward to the day his case is solved so his loved ones can have finally have closure.

Wait how did the victim even get home from school that day? Someone had to pick him up from school or he drove or did the guy he left with drove? The only other possibility is that he took the bus home.

I have no idea to any of those questions , sorry.

Ok so let's go back to this familiar face theory. That actually make a lot of sense bcuz in small towns usually everybody knows everybody so by default it make sense for the shooter to be from the town also, which means the person could be known. If an out of towner did this it would just be way too extremely obvious bcuz then it'd be like well such and such from such and such town was out here around this time. An old comment at the bottom of this page say the town is a close-knit community. Close knit = ppl could see themselves as family, or actually are related , or just generations of close friends. Pay attention to certain words bcuz that's how small towns be telling on themselves. Think about this if the shooter is someone family member, then the family of the shooter may not want the person to be held accountable bcuz nobody wants their own family in prison. And if everyone's family in a small town, the shooter could even be related to the guy the victim left with and even possibly related to the victim also. This could explain why nobody has come forward yet. Would you come forward against your own family? And in areas with small populations, alot of ppl are extremely scared of how the rest of the area perceives them, so someone could be scared if they speak the truth they may become hated for standing up to the shooter bcuz the shooter could be related to alot of ppl in that town. This literally happens in small town cold cases alot.

Hold up nahhh on the obituary that was posted by the " sc now " website , it say the victim was a 2015 graduate. ??? so if the victim really did graduate in 2015, then him even being at school the day he was murdered is odd. His attendance wouldn't have been necessary if he had already graduated. if it's true that he already graduated but was at the school anyway it could indicate that he was avoiding the shooter (which could indicate that the shooter really did know where he lived, otherwise he would've just stayed at home) or went to the school to maybe warn a trusted individual(s) of the situation in case something did happen to him. It could also indicate that threats had been made against him beforehand bcuz to avoid someone means you feel unsafe in the person's presence .

Look at the psychology behind the shooter. Think about it tho, this is the USA, this nation is notorious for school shootings fr we always having mass shootings.. so why didn't the shooter just shoot him at school ? Simple, bcuz this person just wanted to kill , but without being held accountable. Remember not all murderers the same, some actually to be caught, bcuz it's part of their emotional thrill. It seem like this shooter is the exact opposite.. This don't fit your typical profile of someone who is doing a copycat crime or someone who craves the attention that it brings. This is someone who knew his schedule and whereabouts so much that the time selected is a time when his loved ones weren't surrounding him. Aren't most people still at work or at school during 2pm? Why the severe isolation, shooting the victim at a time when the least amount of people were around him?

Ok that makes sense if he already graduated. I didn't see him carrying any books or wearing a backpack. Now I'm wondering how did he get to the school? If he did drive himself to the school, wouldn't that same vehicle have been used to exit the school?

We gon have to go back to that later bcuz they aint utilize the school cameras so rn we have no idea about the specifics of how he got to and from school transportation wise. I'm finna take a break from all this real quick so I won't be on for a few. When I post back lemme know if that other guy had a backpack.

Ok but why the hyper focus on the backpack.? What does/did it signify?

Ok I'm back did the other guy wear a backpack? Yea I'm not gon lie at this point it seem like when the phone was ringing the call was being made from inside the house. Backpack yes or no?

Yes, that's why small town murders can turn into cold cases. Sometimes alot of people are related and that could complicate the dynamic. With all due respect, it could've been a cousin, close family friend, uncle , nephew, or even someone he knew in his own inner circle. Since nobody was arrested and there is no list of suspects, we only have the articles and town gossip to go by. Usually town gossip holds some truth. Still, without concrete evidence, it can be difficult to make an arrest. This is why the timeline must be recreated perfectly, with no room for errors.

Ok ok I feel ya. So rn we missing the part of the timeline with the angry guy right before he becomes the shooter, bcuz once we find that gap in time we might can pinpoint how he got the gun or at least where it even came from and then plus we also need the top 5 people the victim spoke to while at school bcuz that gon help narrow down who all seen and heard and observed him.

Bcuz if the other guy had a backpack and went to the home with the victim, what's the first thing students do to unwind? They take off their backpacks alright so by force of habit, he would've taken it off and it would've been laying down somewhere . What be inside a backpack? School supplies, homework, books, papers with the student's name on it , classes, schedules, potential student id, everything you need to lock down a person identity. Get it?

Lay off the backpack thing, I found something more eye catching. Go to the article by "wbtw" . Look at that photo. Notice how there is a cluster of people in front of the porch, who appear to be confronting someone that is on the porch. Look closer and see how that chair on the porch is now empty. That mysterious man left the porch. It's possible they were telling him to come back and demanding answers from him. There's even a guy standing akimbo, so it's possible they were shouting at the man who they think was responsible. It matters alot because for that many people to form a mob and yell at you, that means something wasn't adding up concerning your behavior and/or whereabouts.

Click on the " wmbf " news article. Look at how that chair is being occupied by a mysterious man. That's the only face being blocked by someone else's head in the way. The No Face man apparently aroused the anger of an entire crowd of people. That mob only formed after he got up from sitting down in that chair on the porch. Also, look at the bottom of the picture. I found a hole in the house. What if the shooter used that to hide something?

Ok ok hold up so was the head blocking accidental or incidental ??

I don't know , sorry.

That ain't no hole that called a crawlspace. Alot of older houses have em. Hold on I'm finna compare the 2 photos to see what u mean and yeah it might could've been used to hide something. Look the article never even say if the gun itself was found, so what if it been hidden up in that crawlspace the whole time? After all, this person apparently had 20 minutes of free time to do whatever aint no telling how much was changed before everybody got there

Oh ok, sorry so a crawlspace is like an attic but underneath the house instead of on top of the house? Well if something was hidden in that crawlspace, wouldn't the bloodhounds have sniffed it out?

Look at the year of this murder. Isn't the bloodhounds not finding a scent the reason for no arrests?. Them dogs ain't do nothing but sniff , drop fur, and drool. Poor dogs it wasn't they fault, this killer had to have done something to change up the scene somehow.

Why are you calling it the home ? Why not just say his home, I mean he didn't own it outright, but the article says he lived there with 3 other people. When you say the home, it just seems like it was a random house.

The worst missed opportunity was that school camera so now we gotta approach this old school way no help from technology. This also why I asked you what kind of shoes bcuz his shoes would've still been on his feet or took them off somewhere. And if that's really him up in them article photos then just see if what he wearing match what he was wearing at school. Trust me it ain't no such thing as an unsolved case trust me on this fr

This backpack thing? Look, yes the other guy owned a backpack because he was a student. Now was he wearing his backpack that day? No, not that I remember.

But how would you not remember if someone was wearing a backpack it's something so obvious?

Relax, it's just that he was such a kid, in both his voice and behavior. His true age, I have no idea. Even Darius seemed a bit annoyed with him. Like when someone is pestering you. He acted like he was going on an adventure. He was excited and talking loud in the hallway "OK so WHEN WE GET THERE blah blah blah blah" he was like laying out the details of some kind of plan. I sincerely hope that Darius did not try to follow through with that kid's plan because obviously that plan failed miserably. That kid was way too happy for the occasion so I was more so confused by his joy so I didn't pay attention to whether or not he had a his backpack.

Ohhh so the other guy/kid said that he was going? Ok that makes sense to say he was there if he said it himself. So following the timeline this the part where the victim left school to go home and then the shooter found out he was there ? How the shooter know he would be home though? That's where I'm still throwed off

Yes, the other guy stated he was going there. I still have no idea about how the shooter got there or knew his location.

Wait when I look the school up it say it was all in 1 building so what part of the building this was?

Good question. The high school area but then they both walked out the main entrance door together, the one with the camera above.

How no else see or hear this if it was happening in the hallway?? Was other students in hall or it was empty? Seem like most of the answers is what ever was going o n at school

There was other students in the hallway. Unfortunately, it goes back to what another comment on here said , this happened in a small town. That means the boy that left with Darius was related to somebody in the town or at the school. So whoever related to that boy will not want to admit who he was, out of fear he could be held accountable if he was involved.

Yes he had one. It wasn't the drawstring kind either, it was a regular strap, the strap was a light color. There's no idea what classes he had or what grade he was in. He was a student though and he clearly knew Darius on some level to be comfortable enough to leave school with him. His relation to the shooter is unknown as of now but he was aware of the situation between the angry man and Darius.

Ok thank you. Remember the whole purpose is just to honor the victim, so every detail helps. I know maybe this other guy was a kid, but it's not about blaming him we just gotta get this case solved fr. Nobody deserve for their case to be unsolved, especially someone so young like this.

Hold up I'm lost so just to be clear, the angry man is the shooter? But the identity of the shooter is still unknown?

How exactly are you lost? The guy that was angry at him that day would later on devolve into the shooter, after being consumed by his own wrath. Obviously, upon seeing Darius, his rage reached maniacal proportions which is why we're here on this website today. Yes, the shooter's identity is unknown. Otherwise, the case wouldn't be unsolved. Follow through and keep up.

ohh ok ok I got it. I was overthinking my fault. Ok and also I found another article, and it was published on the very next day of the murder. It might can help in some way

Threatened, yes. To prove that threat, you will have to go to the shooter and obviously that person is not decent enough to tell the truth. So yeah, another missed opportunity there.

The missing persons detectives have found him. The family was notified.

JM, Thanks for the update! Still unresolved on NAMUS and spotcrime and we haven't been able to locate any public posting indicating a resolution. Do you happen to have a link?

We know it's not unusual for these sites to take some time to reflect updates, especially for cases that are years old.

I don’t know when something will be posted but I was with him when the detectives talked to him. I have been with him for 8 years and we didn’t know he was missing.

AR-15s should be banned from public sale. You can't buy a rocket launcher legally. The only thing a person would hunt with that kind of firearm would be other people. But if anyone even suggests that seriously they are accused of trying to take away public access to guns. I own a gun for personal safety. I believe in owning guns for that reason. Not an assault rifle though.

Robert definitely had a screw loose. I wonder if he had any prior instances with run ins with the law. People usually don't go straight to murder. Normally it starts out with assault or attempted murder especially when it comes to serial killers.

Wait a minute... don't when you visit a school you gotta at least sign something or obtain sum kind of visitor pass? Ok so what if maybe a teacher or part of the staff saw him? Or it gotta be some trace left behind like something tangible an item or something that provd he went to the school that day

Since the cameras wasn't used, there still gotta be something from that school even if waved hi at a teacher and since he was apparently a 2015 graduate at least 1 teacher would've remembered having him in their class. And maybe even a teacher asked him what he was doing like what bring him to visit today

Whatever he touched that would've contained his DNA is long gone. He was touching on his dreads before leaving out the door but whatever hair samples fell on the floor have been stepped on and gone by now. The door couldn't have been dusted for prints because other people touched it after them. The teacher thing, now that's something that can work.

I'm starting to think the investigators didn't even know he was at school that day bcuz think about it . If they did they definitely would've retraced his steps and pulled that camera to visually see that boy he left with. Now it's just.... in our memories. So at this point, we are the cameras . Everyone that saw him is a camera put it like that.

The school was under investigation during that time. I found an article. Go to Google and type in "wpde timmonsville school accreditation " click the article that date on feb 2nd. Do me a favor and scan that article photo. Look real close at all those vehicles all of em

Oh nah nah nah dang ok look at this now go to the "wpde " article that was published on Feb 1 around 9:40 am ok ? now I need you to remember what time it was when you saw the victim for the first time at school that day. We gon retrace every single last step of his until we get this right.

Sure thing, I'm on it.

save every article photo from Jan 3rd 2012 to May 30 2016 and I will too .

Huh? Why go back so far?? This happened in 2016 there won't be any info about it back in 2012 and if u gon save em why u want me to save em? But ok I will that's alot of articles tho but I gotchu

Just do it and I'll explain later. Now for your question about the earliest time I saw him, I just figured out a way to find out the specifics of what time he entered and exited the school building. Give me time and I'll have the documentation.

Ok ok I will . Reminder when u obtain the documental proof , submit it to the authorities using the info posted on this page.

the police have surveillance footage of the whole thing with the vehicle involved , but they refuse to investigate and the family has tried to get help but it's always something stopping it.

Wow. How can that happen? Don't they want to solve a case? I wonder what is going on...

​William was unarmed, just walking down the street, when he was approached and gunned down. He was shot multiple times.

​What happened next is a nightmare the family can’t escape. While william was still being life-flighted away, the Gridley Police brought in a fire hose and washed the entire crime scene into the storm drains. The official evidence logs for this homicide show that zero items of physical evidence—no ballistics, no DNA—were ever collected from the street by the police that night.

​The "cleanup" was so negligent that a family member went to the scene the very next day and found a shell casing just lying on the ground. He had to turn it into the police himself because they had hosed the rest of the evidence away.

​In a 15-second clip of a neighbor's surveillance video from that night. In it, you can hear the gunshots and you can hear William screaming for his life. The police seized the full-length version of that video from the neighbor, but they have never let the family see if or asked for help from the community.

​This isn't the first time this has happened here. In Gridley, it seems the only homicides or suspicious deaths that ever get a real investigation are the ones that fall outside of the Gridley Police Department’s jurisdiction. There is a saying among people here that if you want to get away with murder, you do it in the city of Gridley. When a case is in their hands, the evidence disappears and the investigations go cold.

​Family has spent years asking for answers, only to be met with "no." Just this past November, they received another formal denial from the GPD. They are still claiming it’s an "active investigation" to keep the footage hidden, but I don't understand how a case with zero physical evidence can stay "active" for five years just to keep a mother in the dark.

​His mother has reached out for legal help, but the system is so full of red tape and "blocks" that it feels like the universe is working to keep this buried.

Does anyone understand the motive behind this? Was it money or a dispute of some kind?