Murder or mistake? Families seek answers 7 years after truck plunged into Florida lake

ALFORD, Florida ― Tarina White and Billy Pullam stopped by a small bar near Compass Lake in rural Jackson County, Florida, before disappearing into a rainy Friday night in their Dodge pickup truck.

By all official accounts, that beer run on April 1, 2016, was the last time Billy, a carpenter and former preacher who struggled with addiction, and Tarina, a God-fearing woman who tried to keep him out of trouble, were ever seen alive or heard from again.

Less than 48 hours later, two fishermen on Compass Lake noticed something on their depth finder as their boat approached the landing. After spotting the top of a vehicle submerged in 12 feet of water and fearing the worst, they called the Florida Highway Patrol for help.