Ramon Alvaro Cruz, 40, was killed in Hialeah, Florida, on April 23, 1986. He was found dead under suspicious circumstances, and investigators determined Cruz was one of two victims in a double murder that also claimed Daisy Ricard.

Authorities arrested Rolando Garcia and Manuel Pardo, Jr. Pardo, a former police officer, admitted to intentionally killing the victims but testified that Garcia was not involved. Garcia was convicted at trial along with other homicide convictions, but the Florida Supreme Court later ruled the cases had been improperly joined and ordered separate retrials. At the retrial in the Cruz and Ricard killings, Garcia was acquitted after the defense successfully challenged the sufficiency of the evidence; the prosecution s key witness had been Carlos Ribera.

The case remains a tragic episode for the Hialeah community. If anyone knew Ramon Cruz or has information about the 1986 double murder, please come forward.