Michael Armendariz, a 20-year-old from Naperville, Illinois, was murdered on January 14, 2018. He was lured from his apartment by Cassandra Green, who picked him up in a black Ford Explorer after messaging him. Unbeknownst to Armendariz, Ernest Collins was hiding in the back of the vehicle; shortly after Armendariz entered the SUV Collins emerged and shot him twice in the back of the head.

The perpetrators transported Armendariz’s body to Candice Jones’ residence in Chicago, hid it in a garbage can, then moved it to a vacant garage next door. The investigation began when he failed to show up for work and his mother reported him missing; his phone last pinged on a south side Chicago cell tower and his body was found months later. Social media links and records tied the black SUV to the three, and investigators learned the group had tried to rob him before, even buying lock pick tools online.

All three suspects were arrested and charged. Collins received a 70-year sentence for murder plus 28 years for armed robbery; Jones was sentenced to 40 years for murder and 21 years for armed robbery; Green received 21 years for armed robbery, with a requirement to serve at least 85 percent of her sentence. Does anyone have information about Armendariz’s last known movements or who else might have seen him the day he left his apartment?