On June 7, 2015, 22-year-old Jared Clark was found on a road in the Albuquerque area with a fatal gunshot wound. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation; Clark’s 2007 black Ford Mustang (New Mexico plate LRS-778), described with a white stripe and the word Mustang along the bottom, was missing and was not at the scene.

Early in the probe an informant named 27-year-old Julian Romero pointed to 29-year-old Carlos Escudero, and Escudero was arrested. Subsequent witness statements and cell phone records placed Escudero elsewhere at the time, so the charges against him were dropped. Romero was later charged with tampering with evidence and conspiracy for providing false information.

Further investigation and additional tips led police to identify 20-year-old Emilio Marquez as the person responsible for Clark’s death; Marquez was charged in the shooting. What happened to Clark’s missing Mustang, and does anyone have information about the events of June 7, 2015?