Martin's 1946 Ford Club coupe was found about away from Booker's body and away from his body. It was parked outside Spring Lake Park with the keys still in it. The authorities were not sure who was shot first. Sheriff Presley and Texas Ranger Captain Manuel Gonzaullas said that examinations of the bodies indicated that they both had put up a terrific struggle. Martin's friend, Tom Albritton, said he did not believe an argument had happened between the victims and that Martin had not had any enemies. Law enforcement was unable to locate Booker's saxophone at the crime scene; the saxophone was eventually discovered around six months later, on October 24, still in its black imitation leather case, in underbrush near where Booker's body had been found.