On June 26, 2005, 31-year-old Ariel Pino was found shot to death inside a Naples, Florida house that investigators later identified as a marijuana grow operation. Pino was one of four people killed at the scene; the other victims were Maribel Abril, Rodolfo Delgado Jr., and Cesar Garcia. Authorities reported stolen marijuana clippings and grow equipment at the house and believe the killings were the result of a drug-related robbery involving multiple assailants.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says the case remains unsolved. Cooperation from potential witnesses has been limited, apparently because people fear being implicated or becoming targets themselves. The brutal crime left grieving families; Pino’s widow has moved on but his daughters continue to struggle with their loss and the absence of answers.

If anyone has information about the murders or the theft of grow materials and equipment from that Naples address, please contact the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.