Efrem Baldia, 28, was fatally shot on November 29, 1989, in the parking lot of the Rita Motel in Compton, California. Manriquez left the room angry after seeing Baldia, who had reportedly been romantically linked to Tinoco, confronted Baldia in the parking lot and shot him while Baldia was unarmed.

Manriquez was arrested and charged with multiple murders spanning January 1989 to January 1990. At trial the jury found him guilty of multiple counts, including Baldia’s, and determined he had personally used a handgun in each killing. The court found true the special circumstance of multiple murder and imposed the death sentence; the California Supreme Court later affirmed the conviction and sentence.

Does anyone have information about Baldia’s life in Compton or about witnesses who may have been at the Rita Motel that night?