Ryan T. Trosclair was 35 when he disappeared in New Orleans between July 22 and July 24, 2010. His charred remains were later found in a wooded area in the eastern part of the city. An autopsy determined he had been beaten to death before the body was set on fire.

Investigators focused on one suspect, Francisco Chico Amaral. Authorities say Trosclair met Amaral at Amaral’s Faubourg Marigny residence on July 22, likely to buy drugs, and that a violent altercation followed. It is alleged Amaral moved Trosclair’s body to a secluded spot near an elementary school on Dwyer Road and burned it to hide the victim’s identity and destroy evidence.

Amaral became a fugitive; law enforcement and Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans circulated his information and offered a cash reward. Investigators believed he may have fled to the San Francisco Bay area in California. Anyone with information about Trosclair or Amaral’s whereabouts is asked to come forward.