Amber Elena Lechuga was 22 when she was killed on September 25, 2014, in Springfield, Minnesota. A 911 call that night came from her boyfriend, Miguel Angel Vazquez, who reported a car crash; officers found a van on fire near the Cottonwood River, Vazquez with burn marks and smelling of gasoline, and human remains later identified as Lechuga.

Autopsy and scene evidence showed Lechuga had been shot in the head, decapitated, and dismembered; her head was recovered from the nearby river. Items seized from the apartment Vazquez shared with Lechuga and their two children included a gun matching the bullet caliber, a machete, a knife, and a spot of blood on the mattress. Vazquez initially gave a story about being rear-ended, then was arrested and charged in connection with her death; charges were upgraded to first-degree murder.

Testimony at trial described a troubled relationship and Lechuga’s wish to find a new place to live; on the day she was killed Vazquez had told family she had left for St. James. Does anyone have information about Amber’s last known movements or contacts that could help clarify what happened that day?