Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found dead after his car had hit a utility pole. Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guarantee. His death was a purported suicide and his report was never released. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena, Arkansas, airport drug operation.
Later reports claim the two boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks.
Many linked to the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury. Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a truck, July, 1988. Keith McMaskle - Died, stabbed 113 times, November, 1988. Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound, January, 1989. Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash dump in April, 1989.