Billy Mack Walker, 59, of Galena, Missouri, was found dead in mid-December 2021 in a rural area of Dade County, northeast of Greenfield. A passerby discovered his unclothed body face-down in the Sac River bottoms about twenty-five feet off a county road near the old Hulston townsite. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified Walker at the scene by fingerprint, and an autopsy ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound; his death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators determined Walker had likely been killed around November 20, 2021, at a residence in Galena and that his body had been moved to the remote location. Two Galena residents who knew Walker became suspects: 58-year-old Sheila Renee Phillips, described as his ex-girlfriend, and 55-year-old Gerald Keith Hoffman. Both were arrested in January 2022 on tampering with physical evidence charges as the probe developed and additional statements and recorded jail calls emerged.

Reports say Phillips shot Walker inside his home and that Hoffman helped dispose of the body. Phillips later faced upgraded charges including first-degree murder and armed criminal action; Hoffman at one point acknowledged involvement then recanted, saying he only assisted with moving the body. Does anyone in the area remember Walker or have information about his last weeks in Galena?