Irvin Alejandro Rangel-Ceja, 22, was last seen January 23, 2012, in Durango, Colorado after leaving Durango Mountain Resort. He had lived in the Durango area about 12 to 14 years before moving to San Juan County, New Mexico roughly six months earlier. His family reported him missing when they could not contact him.

A black Lincoln Navigator belonging to Rangel-Ceja was later found abandoned in a remote area about four miles south of Farmington, New Mexico with a significant amount of blood inside, suggesting a violent encounter. Near that location the family discovered the body of 29-year-old Michael DeCoteau, an acquaintance of Rangel-Ceja, who had been shot multiple times and was found in a culvert. DeCoteau had a criminal history and was wanted by the Washington Department of Corrections; investigators say Rangel-Ceja had travelled to Washington and brought DeCoteau back to the Farmington area shortly before both disappeared.

The investigation into Rangel-Ceja’s disappearance and DeCoteau’s death is ongoing and the family has offered a substantial reward for information. If anyone knew Irvin’s movements around January 23, 2012, or has information about the Navigator or DeCoteau’s travel to New Mexico, please come forward.