Anastasia Stacey Romo, 38, was found dead in El Prado, New Mexico, on February 24, 2025, alongside 34-year-old Ashley Casias in what authorities describe as a double homicide. Both women’s deaths are under investigation and the Office of the Medical Investigator is determining official causes of death.

Investigators identified a person of interest, 27-year-old Cesar Garcia of Taos, after tracking him to Española where he was found in possession of a vehicle belonging to one of the victims. Garcia was already a suspect in a separate fatal stabbing earlier that same day at the Ohkay Owingeh Travel Center; surveillance footage from that incident helped identify him. He was taken into custody and faces charges related to the stabbing while inquiries into his involvement in the El Prado deaths continue.

If anyone in the El Prado or Española area has information about Anastasia Romo, Ashley Casias, or movements of the vehicle linked to the case, please share what you know.