Stephan Michael Romanchuk, 47, of Hailey, Idaho, vanished in January 2014 after his wife said he had lent money to a neighbor and later confronted that neighbor about the loan. Four months after his disappearance, human remains were found concealed in a pile of leaves behind a nearby home. An autopsy determined Romanchuk had been shot multiple times, up to five rounds from a high-caliber handgun.

Detectives focused on the neighbor, 49-year-old Keith Eric Blankenship of Hailey. Blankenship was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and with concealing or destroying evidence after police found the decomposing body in his backyard. He told investigators he shot Romanchuk in self-defense during an incident that January. Early court proceedings included a mistrial in April 2016 after a witness referenced an unrelated alleged crime, and the trial was moved out of Blaine County.

Rather than reach a verdict on the original murder charge, the case resolved with a plea agreement. In late 2016 Blankenship pleaded guilty to a felony count of failure to notify authorities of a death with intent to prevent discovery of the manner of death and was sentenced to a prison term of at least seven years. Does anyone have memories of Romanchuk in Hailey or information about his confrontation with the neighbor?