Joseph Fleming was 24 when he was killed on November 29, 1996, in Farmington, New Mexico. He worked as a security guard at The Eclectic, a store that sold crystals, occult paraphernalia, and ornate knives. According to reports, Robert Fry attacked Fleming that night, crushing Fleming’s windpipe with his work boots and then slitting his throat with a knife. Matthew Trecker, 18, was also killed in the same incident.

The investigation eventually identified Robert Fry as the attacker; he was later arrested and convicted for the murders of Fleming and Trecker. Fry was also linked to other killings in the area. Fleming’s death is part of a series of violent crimes that affected the Farmington community in that period.

If anyone knew Joseph Fleming, worked at The Eclectic, or has information about that night, please come forward.