A burned vehicle found in woods off Franklin Limestone Road in Nashville on September 27, 2023 contained the badly charred body of 37-year-old Elmer Nahum Miranda-Martinez. Investigators determined Miranda-Martinez had been shot before his body was placed in the car and the vehicle set on fire. The motive remained under investigation as detectives worked to reconstruct events leading to his death.

An informant later identified the victim and provided information pointing toward a suspect. Authorities arrested 31-year-old Kevin Joel Castro-Garcia and charged him with criminal homicide in the case; he was held without bond. Castro-Garcia was reported to have been deported in 2010 and 2018 and was identified by the Nashville Gang Unit as a Sur 13 member.

If anyone has information about Miranda-Martinez, his movements before September 27, or the people he associated with, please share what you know with investigators.