Juan Carlos Crisante Gutierrez was 18 when he was found dead on January 3, 2004, at the Dominion Pepper Tree Apartments on Central Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. A friend discovered his body, notified apartment management, and police were called. Investigation determined Gutierrez had been stabbed during an altercation and was already deceased when authorities arrived.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department lists the case as an open homicide and is seeking new leads. If anyone knew Juan, witnessed anything at the Dominion Pepper Tree Apartments on or around January 3, 2004, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.