Adan Ponce Galdeano, a 26-year-old Hispanic man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, was reported missing around Thanksgiving 2022. His body was found on December 6, 2022; investigators determined he had been shot multiple times — twice in the chest and once in the head — in an ambush on Thanksgiving Day. His remains were located in the garage of a residence in the Lone Butte area.

Authorities say the killing grew out of a dispute over drugs and money. Five people were implicated in the case. Four defendants accepted plea deals and cooperated with prosecutors; three of those who had pleaded guilty later testified at the only trial that went forward. Manuel Manny Rios-Alderete was tried for the shooting, convicted of Willful and Deliberate Murder, Tampering with Evidence, Conspiracy to Tamper, and Receiving Stolen Property, and faces a possible life sentence plus additional years. Michael Sweeney was named in the feud, and Angelo Martinez has been identified as a person of interest and arrested in connection with the investigation.

Does anyone have information about Galdeano’s movements or contacts around Thanksgiving 2022 that could help fill in what happened?