Paulino Guzman III, an 18-year-old from Salinas, California, was last seen on December 12, 2015, described as in good spirits with no known plans to leave. Known as Bubba, he was a Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches, 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and distinctive face tattoos: four dots and two bars under his left eye and ES under his right. He was last seen wearing gray basketball shorts and cubic zirconia earrings, a sterling silver chain and bracelet.

Investigators concluded Guzman was killed at a party at the Harden Ranch Apartments on North Main Street. Witnesses said attendees were handling firearms when 23-year-old fellow gang member Tai Agoun Cruz took a gun from Guzman, pointed it at him and fired once. An anonymous 911 caller reported a gunshot that night; officers did not make contact inside the apartment. The next day Cruz and others returned, removed carpet that later tested positive for Guzman’s blood, cleaned the scene and moved his body in a large plastic tub in a small green vehicle that has not been found.

Cruz was later arrested and convicted; Guzman’s body remains unrecovered despite searches. If anyone has information on the location of Paulino Guzman III’s remains or the green vehicle, please come forward.