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On April 3, 2016, 32-year-old Cory Coyner was found dead in an Albuquerque apartment in the 8900 block of Jefferson NE. His body was discovered in the bathroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, and the death was investigated as a homicide.

Within days police arrested three people in connection with the killing: William York, 30; Michele Freer, 46; and Steve Maliq Swayne, 25. Authorities said York and Swayne conspired to kill Coyner over a dispute involving stolen firearms and an unpaid debt. York was taken into custody in Santa Fe County on unrelated charges; Freer was arrested by Bernalillo County detectives; Swayne was initially at large but was captured shortly afterward.

York was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and received a life sentence with a long minimum term before parole eligibility, while Swayne pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and conspiracy and was sentenced to prison. Freer was arrested in connection with the case. Does anyone have information about Coyner’s movements or contacts in Albuquerque around April 2016?