Carlos T. Rodriguez, a 40-year-old Hispanic man from Houston, was found dead the morning of September 13, 2010, inside his residence in the 200 block of Frawley Street. His body was discovered in the living room and the death was ruled a homicide; investigators determined Rodriguez had been strangled.

Rodriguez was known within Houston’s transgender community as Gypsy and was one of five victims linked by authorities to a suspected serial killer active in 2010. All five victims were strangled and were either homeless or identified as transgender, leading police to say the killer appeared to target vulnerable people living on the streets or in shelters.

In February 2011 Houston police charged 46-year-old Lucky Ward with capital murder in connection to Rodriguez’s death; DNA evidence from the scenes was reported to have linked Ward to multiple killings. Ward had prior convictions dating to the 1980s. The investigation was expanded to review other unsolved homicides over a five-year span.

If anyone knew Carlos Rodriguez, knew him as Gypsy, or has information about his death, please share what can help the case.