Eduardo Lerma-Escobar was 21 when he died on July 29, 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he had lived in New Mexico for years and graduated from Moriarty High School in 2015. Family and friends called him Eddie and gathered in early August 2018 for a rosary and funeral Mass in Moriarty, remembering his easy smile and the closeness he kept with those around him.

The Albuquerque Police Department has classified his death as a homicide and lists his case among the city’s active unsolved investigations from 2018. No arrest or suspect identification has been publicly announced and the case remains open.

If anyone knew Eduardo or has information about his death, please share what is known with investigators.