Derek Pieper was 17 and from Trilby, Florida when he was murdered on July 28, 2006. Pieper and his friend, 18-year-old Raymond Veluz, left a party to buy drugs and were later found shot execution-style on a rural Trilby road. Authorities say the two teenagers encountered their assailants after leaving the gathering.

Two men have been identified in connection with the killings: Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. and Tyree Jenkins. Pierre-Charles was 20 at the time of his arrest. Jenkins was already serving a life sentence for an unrelated 2008 murder in Hillsborough County. Prosecutors say the defendants forced the teenagers into a car, drove them to a remote area, and shot them in the back.

The deaths underscore the lethal consequences of drug-related violence and the long legal road that followed. If anyone knew Derek, Raymond, their movements that night, or has information about the crime, please come forward to assist investigators.