Joel Solis Recio was a 24-year-old Latino construction worker who was murdered on January 10, 2003, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His hands and legs were bound, his mouth sealed with duct tape, and he was ultimately gunned down on an Interstate 277 exit ramp in view of passing motorists and workers in nearby offices and apartments.

The attack included an escape attempt from a car; a utility worker tried to help Recio, but a man wearing a camouflage bandana approached and shot him with a sawed-off shotgun. Six men were arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Robert Moore III, 25, Todd D. Gaston, 26, and Antoine L. Sloan, 32, were identified as primary suspects and faced capital charges, while Rodney Dale Payne, 22, Stevie Bernard Walker, 31, and Darrell Monroe Young, 27, were also charged with murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. Prosecutors said the motive was to steal Recio’s marijuana stash.

Did anyone who knew Joel or who was in that area of I-277 on January 10, 2003, see anything that could help explain what happened that night?