Kyle Edward Free, 32, was killed in early April 2018 after a confrontation at the home of his girlfriend, Rebecca Walker, in Clifton, Colorado. A domestic disturbance linked to Free’s reportedly drug-influenced erratic behavior led Walker to obtain a restraining order and have him removed from the residence. Walker later recruited John C. Eddy to confront Free.

On April 11, 2018, Eddy and David Castro went to Walker’s home and found Free in the garage. An altercation followed and Eddy fatally shot Free; Castro was accidentally wounded in the buttocks. Free’s body remained in the garage for several days while Walker attempted to obscure a leg tattoo, then wrapped the body in plastic, placed it in a 50-gallon tub lined with a camouflage tarp, and enlisted Timothy Zane Russman and Nathan Ryan to help dispose of it.

Russman and Ryan transported the tub to a remote site in Mesa County and buried Free in a shallow grave covered with rocks. Free’s brother reported him missing on April 27, 2018, and a confidential informant later provided information that led to arrests; Eddy was identified as the shooter, and Walker, Castro, Russman, and Ryan were implicated. If anyone has information about Kyle or the people involved, please come forward.