At this time, officials aren’t sure how long the barrel was at sea and they do not have any information regarding what led up to the death of Murphy, but the LA Times has a source that shared that the team leading the investigation believes another party was involved. When the 32-year-old’s father Javonnie Murphy spoke with NBC Los Angeles, he said that the last time he spent time with his son was on July 27, just days before his body was recovered.
“I’m a strong Black man, but this, this is hurtful. I just want to know why. He didn’t deserve it,” Javonnie said. “They were trying to get rid of him. They put him in a thing like that and threw him in the ocean. They were trying to get rid of him.”
