Edward Hernandez, 49, of Albuquerque died January 23, 2014. His obituary lists surviving family but offers no indication his death was connected to gang activity.

One document mentions a Ruben Hernandez in an unrelated 2007 murder; that person appears distinct from the deceased Edward Hernandez.

The key question remains whether anyone has additional information clarifying the identities of similarly named individuals in these records or confirming there was no connection between the Albuquerque obituary and the SNM-related cases.