The remains of 35-year-old Zamir Sanchez-Hernandez were recovered from a shallow grave near the Mercur Trailhead in Rush Valley, Tooele County. His body was found with two others — 29-year-old Rocio Baneulos-Bustamante and Carlos Sepulveda-Montes — after cadaver dogs training in the area located human remains in April 2023. The victims went missing in late March 2022; Sanchez-Hernandez’s death is listed as about March 28, 2022.

A wallet with Sanchez-Hernandez’s ID was recovered from the back pocket of one of the bodies, and investigators used DNA, fingerprints, and tattoos to identify the other two victims. Detectives say they linked 26-year-old Cesar Matias Sevilla-Aleman, who was already in Utah State Prison for an unrelated violent crime, to at least one victim via cellphone historical location data and to the scene by a witness who said Sevilla-Aleman accused Sepulveda-Montes of owing him money and described taking the three up a mountain, shooting them, and burying them.

Does anyone have information about the victims’ last movements in late March 2022 or about activity near the Mercur Trailhead that could help investigators?