Melanie Benitez, 27, died of multiple gunshot wounds on February 23, 2019, in Alpine, California. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the manner of death a homicide; medics pronounced her dead at the scene near a parked vehicle in the 2800 block of Victoria Drive after reports of gunfire. She had been shot seven times, including at least one contact wound to the head.

The primary suspect named in the investigation was her boyfriend, Paul Alan Paraschak, 42, who lived with Benitez. Deputies detained Paraschak after multiple 9-1-1 callers reported hearing shots and seeing a man with a gun. He was found armed with two handguns and booked on a murder charge. Neighbors told investigators they heard a loud argument before the gunshots and later heard Paraschak shouting incoherently and chanting about the U.S. Air Force as he walked away. A criminalist testified that bullets recovered at the scene matched the revolver found in Paraschak’s possession.

Does anyone have information about Melanie, her routines in Alpine, or observations from the area that night that could help fill in details?