Manuel Vasquez, 40, was reported missing in July 2015 after last being seen June 24, 2015. A U.S. Army veteran from San Antonio who had moved to New Hope, Mississippi, in 2012, he was described as a family man who owned an air conditioning business and was active in his children’s lives and church.

Investigators later found burned human remains on the Windchase Drive property and evidence that Vasquez had been shot in his bed: bullet holes in the box springs, a mattress treated with bleach, and freshly installed carpeting in the master bedroom. Authorities arrested his wife, Christina Martinez, and his mother-in-law, Lydia Martinez, who gave conflicting accounts about who fired the shot; both admitted involvement in the cover-up. Christina initially pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September 2019; Lydia was later tried, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to life in prison.

Does anyone who knew Manuel or lived in New Hope at the time have details that could shed light on his last days?