Joseph C. Colon was a 13-year-old student at Nolan Middle School in Killeen, Texas, who died on March 23, 2017. He was born March 7, 2004, in Puerto Rico and is survived by his mother Claribel Colon, stepfather Victor Mendoza, a younger brother Almando De Jesus, and a younger sister Orlianys Rodriguez. He enjoyed playing football and video games.

A man identified as Joseph Colone, unrelated to the family, was arrested and charged with Joseph Colon’s murder. Colone was initially sentenced to death, but the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals later overturned that conviction because of mishandled evidence at the DPS Crime Laboratory.

The case drew attention both for the killing of a young teenager and for the role of mishandled forensic evidence in the appeals process. Did anyone in Killeen know Joseph or have information about what happened to him on March 23, 2017?