Benito Morales Guzman, 41, was reported missing to Geneva County deputies after an employer said he failed to show for work on August 27, 2024. Deputies went to his Fadette-area home, which he shared with his 26-year-old partner, Joselina Elizabeth Lopez, and found a Toyota Corolla on the property emitting a strong odor. Inside were 10 to 15 trash bags containing Guzman’s dismembered remains, electric chainsaws (one reportedly with human flesh on the blade), cleaning supplies, a diaper bag, and a bloodied box of baby formula.

An autopsy showed Guzman had been shot twice with a .22-caliber revolver; the firearm was recovered in the car with five of six cartridges spent. Investigators believe the couple’s young child may have been in the home when the killing occurred. Lopez was arrested and charged with murder; at a bond hearing she claimed self-defense, but deputies reported no signs of a struggle on her person. Authorities say Lopez had recently bought four electric chainsaws and that her passport and the child’s birth certificate were found, suggesting plans to travel to Mexico or Guatemala. She remains held without bond.

Does anyone have information about Benito’s movements in late August or about the couple’s residence in the Fadette area?