Evan Lacey, 19, was last seen leaving his family’s Arlington, Texas home on December 17, 2019 around 7 a.m. He was headed to work in Grand Prairie and didn’t return; his family reported him missing on December 19. Days later his blue 2006 Dodge Magnum was found abandoned in Fort Worth with blood and traces of bleach inside, a detail investigators called suspicious.

On January 3, 2020 utility workers repairing a water leak discovered a decomposed body in a wooded area near the 7100 block of Webb Ferrell Road in Arlington. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the remains as Evan Lacey and the autopsy found a gunshot wound to the head. The Arlington Police Department classified the death as a homicide and is handling the investigation, but no arrests or suspects have been announced.

Lacey was a recent Seguin High School graduate remembered by family and friends as kind, positive and hardworking. A reward of up to $6,000 is being offered; anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Coleman at the Arlington Police Department at 817-459-5373 or submit an anonymous tip to Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817-469-8477.

Did anyone in the area know Evan’s routine, the 2006 Dodge Magnum, or see anything unusual around December 17–January 3?