Fifteen-year-old Raymerio Lee was reported missing from Bastrop, Louisiana on August 17, 2016. His body was found the next day in a wooded area at the end of Shady Oaks Street in West Bastrop; an autopsy later confirmed the remains belonged to the missing teen.

Investigators determined Lee’s death was a homicide and said the wooded site was a dump location, not the place where the killing occurred. Initially there were no suspects or persons of interest named, leaving the family and town searching for answers.

Nearly a year later, on August 23, 2017, an arrest was announced in connection with the case: 18-year-old Roderick D. Adams of Bastrop was charged with second-degree murder and armed robbery while already jailed on unrelated charges.

If anyone has information about Raymerio, where he was on August 17, 2016, or about the events leading to his death, please come forward.