Ladexter Tequan Pelt, 25, was last seen November 4, 2021, in Gridley, California, after flying from Alabama to Sacramento with a friend, John Dubose. The two left the airport in a dark blue four-door sedan and were last reported just south of Gridley; neither man has been heard from since. Family members filed missing-person reports that prompted the investigation.

A hunter found Dubose’s cell phone in the Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area near Nicholas, California, but a subsequent search of that area turned up no further clues. Pelt’s cell phone data led investigators to a hotel in Sacramento. In December 2021 authorities announced they believed both men had been murdered at a house in Gridley and charged brothers Ricardo Banuelos-Villarreal and Alfredo Banuelos-Villarreal with two counts of murder. A search of Ricardo’s detached garage reportedly uncovered blood matching one of the missing men. Ricardo was arrested; Alfredo was believed to be at large.

The bodies of Ladexter Pelt and John Dubose have not been found. Does anyone have information about Ladexter’s travel or who he and John visited in California?