Rene Enriquez Jr., a 39-year-old Hispanic man, disappeared after a Las Vegas police raid on his home on October 20, 2022. Officers seized methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl, but Enriquez was not arrested; he was released so he could receive medical attention for being under the influence. In the days that followed, a false rumor spread among his acquaintances that he had cooperated with police.

On October 27 an acquaintance, Ryan Bentley, lured Enriquez to Bentley’s home with what was described as a care package. There Enriquez was confronted by Bentley and others and given a choice: deliberately overdose on fentanyl or be shot. Enriquez snorted several lines and lost consciousness; he later woke, tried to escape by banging on a garage door, and was shot and killed on October 28. Bentley dismembered the body and placed the remains in a 55-gallon drum, then sought advice about using lye to hasten decomposition.

Enriquez was reported missing for about a month until November 29, 2022, when a public works contractor found the barrel near East Quail Avenue and Palm Street; the remains were identified as Enriquez. Bentley was arrested November 29 and charged with open murder; a second person, Angelica Hudson, was arrested December 7 and later had charges dropped. A jury later returned verdicts in February 2025.

Did anyone who knew Rene notice his movements or contacts in the week after the October 20 raid?