Eduardo Gaspar Masoller, 52, a construction contractor from Springfield, Virginia, disappeared from Ocean City, Maryland after traveling there with two co-workers for a roofing and siding job. The last confirmed sighting was January 31, 2005, when he had dinner with employee Jose Damian Hernandez. Family members reported him missing on February 3, 2005.

Police searching Masoller’s condominium found large amounts of blood concentrated in the master bedroom and bloodstains in the kitchen and dining room, signs of a violent struggle, and a large knife on the floor. Several items, including bedding and a large futon mattress, were missing. Investigators concluded Masoller could not have survived his injuries; a death certificate was issued in June 2005 but his body has never been recovered.

Hernandez and co-worker Jose Roberto Orellana Romero were identified as primary suspects. Hernandez was later found with Masoller’s credit card and vehicle and was convicted on theft-related charges before being released and deported to El Salvador. Romero is believed to have fled and remains at large. Ocean City police believe Masoller’s body may have been disposed of within about 30 miles of Ocean City and continue to seek information — did anyone in the area see or hear anything around late January 2005?