On October 4, 2021, 36-year-old Crystal Nelson of Fresno, California, was found dead in a room at the Clarion Pointe Motel on Blackstone Avenue. Housekeeping discovered her after she failed to check out; officers pronounced her dead at the scene from a fatal gunshot wound.

Surveillance footage showed Nelson arriving at the motel with a male acquaintance, later identified as 36-year-old Leland Guy Eagle Jr., who was on parole for a violent offense at the time. Investigators identified Eagle Jr. as the primary suspect and arrested him at his paroled address in Fresno the following day. Police reports say Nelson and Eagle Jr. had been involved in a brief romantic relationship and that the motive was believed related to domestic violence.

Authorities reviewed several hours of surveillance video and collected witness statements and forensic evidence as part of the investigation. Does anyone have information about Nelson’s movements before October 4, 2021, or about her relationship with Eagle Jr.?