Rafael Garcia-Felix, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead in Columbia, Connecticut on May 23, 2001. Initial reports offered few public details about the circumstances of his death, but his passing was one of three fatalities in the area that spring, which unsettled the rural community and prompted a broader inquiry.

Investigators pursued the case for months. The probe into Garcia-Felix’s death eventually produced a lead: in March of the following year a suspect was identified and taken into custody in connection with the slaying.

If anyone knew Rafael, his movements in Columbia that week in May 2001, or has information about the events that led to his death, please share what is known.