Thank you Michael Winstead, Brenda Jorgensen, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. 🎙️ Episode Overview David Carter, 39, of Melvindale, Michigan, was last seen alive at his son’s football game on September 28, 2018, with his girlfriend of about six months, Tamera Renee Williams. He was shot on or about September 29; his dismembered remains were recovered in three separate deposits along I-75 near Findlay, Ohio, between October 1 and October 16. Williams was arrested October 5 as the prime suspect and released October 8 under Michigan’s 72-hour charge-or-release rule, for lack of sufficient evidence at that point. She fled the state within the following nine days — last confirmed at a Brooklyn hotel, checked in under her own name, on October 18, 2018. A felony warrant was issued December 20, 2018. She has been a fugitive for eight years and was elevated to the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted list in September 2023. This is the debut episode of Crime: Reconstructed’s new standing format — two episodes a week instead of six, with most cases now drawn from the open/unsolved caseload the show can actually route tips into. This case was entered into the OpenUnsolved/HOLMES system ahead of taping and flips from draft to published as this episode airs. 🔍 In This Episode * Who David Carter was: Magna Seating employee, founder of the Lavish Habits clothing line, Melvindale Junior Football League coach, single father to son DJ * The last confirmed sighting: DJ’s football game, September 28, 2018 * The apartment scene discovered by family on October 2: unlocked door, bloodstained mattress, disturbed bedding * Recovery of Carter’s remains along I-75 in three deposits (Oct. 1, 10, 16) * Williams’s October 5 arrest and October 8 release under Michigan’s 72-hour rule — the hinge point for Thursday’s Master Class * The flight: cash withdrawals, a train from Ann Arbor through Chicago to New York, and a Brooklyn hotel check-in under her own name * The December 20, 2018 felony warrant, and the eight years of escalating national exposure since (America’s Most Wanted, In Pursuit with John Walsh, Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, USMS 15 Most Wanted) * The case’s live launch into OpenUnsolved/HOLMES 📋 Week 23 Arc (New Format) Monday — “Three Bags Along I-75”The case, told once, start to finish: who David Carter was, what happened to him, and how Tamera Williams got a nine-day head start the system couldn’t close in time. Thursday Master Class — “The Three-Day Clock”No re-narration. The Four-Category Map applied to the case, and the structural condition: the Hold-and-Release Gap between the evidentiary bar to detain a suspect and the bar to charge one. 📌 Key People David Carter, 39 — victim. Magna Seating employee, clothing-line founder, youth football coach, father to DJ. Tamera Renee Williams, 47 — charged, at-large fugitive. Girlfriend of about six months. Never tried; presumption of innocence applies throughout. Elton Carter — David’s father, public advocate for the case since 2018. Tasia Carter-Jackson — David’s sister, on-record advocate. DJ Carter — David’s son, then 16; last person to see Williams before her flight was confirmed. Verdine Day — Williams’s mother; former Detroit Firefighter of the Year, separately convicted (2022) of embezzling from the Detroit Fire Fighters Association. Investigators have stated a belief — not a proven fact — that she helped finance her daughter’s flight. ⚠️ Why This Case Most fugitive cases get told as a mystery about disappearance. This one is really a case about timing — a suspect identified almost immediately, arrested, and then released not because anyone doubted her but because a 72-hour clock ran out before the paperwork could catch up to the suspicion. That’s the structural condition Thursday’s Master Class takes apart. 🛟 A Note on Sensitivity Tamera Williams is charged but has never stood trial; all references to her role use “accused,” “charged with,” or “strongly implied,” never a bare statement of guilt. David Carter’s son DJ was a minor (16) at the time of the murder — handled with care despite being a named part of the public record. Verdine Day’s embezzlement conviction is a separate, proven fact; her alleged role in financing her daughter’s flight is a stated law-enforcement belief only. 📄 Companion Article Paired with today’s Substack Post, “Three Bags Along I-75.” 🎧 About the Show Crime: Reconstructed applies investigative methodology to real cases — not to relitigate verdicts, but to teach the principles of sound investigation. Host Morgan Wright spent decades in law enforcement, intelligence, and forensic analysis. New episodes Monday and Thursday. Because justice matters. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crimereconstructed.substack.com