Thanh Nguyen was 21 when he was found dead in Houston on December 31, 2014, after family members reported him missing on December 30. Investigators say the lead in the case pointed to Barbara Jean Stanford, identified as Nguyen’s girlfriend, and that Nguyen was fatally shot during an argument at her Montgomery County home.

Authorities allege Stanford tried to conceal the killing by burning Nguyen’s body and burying remains in her backyard; police reported finding blood, bone fragments, and a man’s ring on the property. Investigators also tied Stanford to improper use of Nguyen’s credit cards after his death, citing ATM withdrawals and local purchases, and say several items stolen from Nguyen’s home were recovered from Stanford’s house and neighbors’ homes. Stanford has claimed she acted in self-defense, saying the confrontation began when Nguyen tried to take one of her children.

The case centers on those conflicting accounts, the postmortem evidence, and the alleged efforts to hide the body and use Nguyen’s cards. Does anyone have information about Nguyen’s last known movements or transactions on December 30 that could help clarify what happened?