Daniel Dean Way, known to family as Dean, was 19 when his body was found on August 17, 2012, on Los Feliz Street north of Bonanza Road in Las Vegas. He was discovered wearing only boxer shorts; investigators determined blunt-force trauma caused his death. His hands had been severed at the wrists and were not recovered, a detail that investigators and the community described as especially disturbing.

Police asked the public about a silver or gray late-model Chevrolet or GMC extended cab truck with a raised suspension and loud exhaust that was seen near the location in the early morning hours. Dean had been diagnosed bipolar and, according to his mother, had stopped taking medication in the months before his death; he also had prior minor arrests for things like drug possession and battery. No suspects were publicly identified and no arrests have been announced, leaving motive and circumstances unresolved.

If anyone knew Dean, saw the truck described near Los Feliz Street on August 17, 2012, or has information that could help, please come forward.