Jesus Real was 25 when he was found shot twice in the face at point-blank range in the Avondale, Arizona apartment he shared with his sisters on December 11, 2017. His sister Lilliana Vasquez discovered the body; instead of calling police immediately she left to fetch their other sister Griselda, and the two picked up Desaree Coronado before returning and calling 911. Officers arriving later found a tampered scene: no shell casings were present and Real’s cell phone was missing.

Griselda later admitted taking the phone and giving it to Coronado. All three women were arrested on charges of tampering with evidence and hindering the investigation. Police identified Lilliana’s ex-boyfriend Cleophus Cooksey Jr. as the primary suspect and linked him as a suspected serial killer in a separate string of homicides; investigators believed Real may have been one of his victims. Prosecutors did not file murder charges against Cooksey in Real’s death, citing no reasonable likelihood of conviction, so the killing remains officially unresolved.

If anyone knew Jesus, his movements that night, or has information about his missing phone, please come forward with what was seen or heard.