Denis Katz, 63, was found dead on October 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, his body concealed beneath a couch near an Interstate 15 overpass. The Clark County coroner determined his death was a homicide from asphyxia and blunt-force trauma. Investigators say the violence began after a dispute with Katz’s 32-year-old former roommate, Christopher Ram Parlade, over eviction; the confrontation reportedly began during a Facebook Messenger video chat and escalated into a physical assault in which Katz was beaten, had his head struck against a hard surface, and was rendered unconscious.

After Katz stopped struggling, his head was wrapped with tape and a white cloth, a pillowcase was placed over his head, and his hands and feet were bound with nylon rope. Authorities say his body was then wrapped in layers including a sleeping bag, blue tarp, packing blanket, and bedsheets, and secured with zip ties. Katz’s 2005 Lexus SUV was recovered in December 2016; items found in the vehicle linked Parlade to other thefts and led investigators to him. In October 2017 Parlade was charged with Katz’s murder.

If anyone knew Denis Katz, his movements in fall 2016, or saw the 2005 Lexus, please come forward with information.