Ger Jersey Luis Clerici was 19 when he disappeared in late January 2010 and was reported missing by his mother on February 1 after she hadn’t heard from him for several days. A Cowley College student who had moved to Wichita from New Jersey to be near his brother, he was originally from Argentina. On February 6 his body was found in a culvert along a rural road in Butler County, east of Augusta, with a gunshot wound. His maroon 1990 Toyota Celica was missing at the time and investigators appealed for help locating the vehicle; it was recovered in Wichita in June 2010.

The homicide investigation cooled into a cold case for years, but a renewed review by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office led to new information and follow-up interviews. That work ultimately led investigators to South Carolina, and in July 2022 two former Wichita residents, Kristopher Valadez and Candace Valadez, were arrested and extradited to Kansas on charges in connection with Ger Clerici’s murder: Kristopher charged with second-degree murder and Candace charged with aiding a felon. Does anyone have information about Ger, his last known movements, or the Celica that could help fill gaps in the timeline?