Nick DeSimone was 19 when he was found fatally shot in the head at a girlfriend’s home in Stanwood in the early morning hours of August 20, 2007. The couple had fallen asleep on the living room floor in front of the television; the girlfriend, then 16, later said she was vaguely roused by a loud pop and the smell of smoke and thought it was part of a dream. DeSimone was discovered the next morning by the girlfriend’s father and was dead when police arrived with obvious trauma.

Investigators focused on an 18-year-old ex-boyfriend of DeSimone’s girlfriend. Detectives say the suspect had expressed jealousy and allegedly threatened DeSimone; they believe he entered through an unlocked door and shot DeSimone while he slept. A neighbor reported seeing a car similar to the suspect’s near the house around the time of the killing.

Does anyone have information about that night in Stanwood or remember seeing a car parked near the residence around August 20, 2007?