Antonio Diez Rich, 19, was found dead in a ditch on Moores Ordinary Street in Kenbridge, Virginia, on January 15, 2020, after a Virginia Department of Transportation crew discovered his remains. An autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds; his body showed signs of a struggle, including an injured hand and a torn ear, and had been wrapped in plastic, indicating an apparent attempt to conceal the killing.

The Virginia State Police and the Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help. Antonio’s mother has said she believed he knew his killer and would not have been lured by a stranger. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the case remains unsolved.

Antonio’s death is one of several unsolved deaths and disappearances of young African American men in Lunenburg County between 2020 and 2023; investigators have not formally linked the cases. If anyone knew Antonio or has information about the night he disappeared, please come forward.