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Melvin Ray Wilcox, 39, was found shot to death in the trunk of his blue Honda Civic parked near a pharmacy in Orlando, Florida. He had been reported missing by his mother on March 15, 2022, after failing to show up at a friend’s house and not answering calls. His body was discovered on March 18, 2022, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office declared the death a homicide.

Investigators say Wilcox, known to family as Swerve, had an altercation at the Central Florida Fair on March 13, 2022, after encountering his ex-girlfriend, Lashawn Triplett, and his friend, Johnny Wesley. Surveillance footage reportedly showed Wilcox arriving at Wesley’s home and not leaving; later footage captured several people moving Wilcox’s car, which was recovered with his body inside. Authorities arrested Triplett and Wesley and charged both with first-degree murder with a firearm. Reports indicate jealousy and betrayal tied to a dating relationship as the suspected motive.

Does anyone have information about Wilcox’s movements in Pine Hills or the days around March 13–18, 2022?