Rigoberto Orellana was an 18-year-old Hispanic male who was found dead inside a residence at 1148 Nicholson in Houston around 1 p.m. on July 2, 2010. Authorities say he suffered severe blunt trauma and had been beaten; the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division responded and led the investigation.

The case had no known witnesses or suspects at the time investigators worked it. HPD Homicide Division Sergeant B. E. Roberts and Senior Police Officer R. A. Moreno were identified as leading the inquiry. No arrests or significant legal proceedings have been reported, and the family and community continue to seek closure.

If anyone has information about what happened to Rigoberto Orellana or was in the area of 1148 Nicholson on or around July 1–2, 2010, please contact the Houston Police Department.