Susan Reyes, 27, was found dead in her Costa Mesa apartment one Tuesday in January 1990, the victim of multiple stab wounds. Her husband, Primitivo Reyes, returned to the Newport Village unit on Baker Street and discovered the apartment ransacked and his wife’s body inside. Officers described the second-story home as searched through, suggesting either a hurried look for something or staged chaos.

Neighbors said Susan had lived in the complex about seven months and worked as a gym teacher who connected easily with children. Residents gathered behind police tape, shocked that the violence occurred in a place many considered quiet; one neighbor emphasized the unsettling detail that whoever did it appeared to have had time to kill, search the apartment, and leave.

If anyone knew Susan, her husband, or saw anything unusual at Newport Village around that January day, can you share information that might help explain what happened?