Raul Gonzalez was 22 and living in Earlimart, California, when he was last seen at home on October 19, 1982. His body was found by ranchers east of Porterville on October 21. He had been shot and stabbed multiple times, a violent killing that went unsolved for decades.

In 2014 Jose Manuel Martinez, also known as El Mano Negro, was charged with multiple murders including the killing of Raul Gonzalez. Martinez admitted to acting as a contract killer and faced charges covering nine counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, with special circumstances such as multiple murders, lying in wait, kidnapping, and murder for financial gain. Reports say Martinez was convicted in connection with Raul Gonzalez’s murder, bringing a legal resolution to a case that had been cold for many years.