Eric Gonzales, a male resident of Tulsa, was found dead near the railroad tracks along South Lawton Avenue on November 9, 1993. His body was discovered in a patch of underbrush near the 1100 block of South Lawton, an isolated spot where passing trains and traffic would muffle sounds. His hands were bound and his body was wrapped in carpet, and investigators recorded massive trauma across his body consistent with a fatal beating.

The scene suggested the assault occurred elsewhere and the body was moved to the semi-hidden railroad corridor. The Tulsa Police Department’s Cold Case Unit later took the case, and it remains listed among unsolved homicides with appeals for anyone with information to contact investigators.

If anyone knew Eric, saw him in Tulsa around November 1993, or has information about the carpet, the dump site, or unusual activity near South Lawton Avenue then, please contact the Tulsa Police Department Cold Case Unit.