Nicholas Nicky Salerno, 20, was found murdered on a secluded road in Scott County, Virginia. His body was discovered on Cameron Church Road, left beside a bush after he was shot.

Authorities say the killing grew out of a love triangle. John Robert Martin Jr., of Hawkins County, Tennessee, allegedly abducted his estranged wife from her home, restraining her with zip ties, then located Salerno and drove him to the remote site where Salerno was shot. Investigators report Martin photographed Salerno’s body and showed the image to his captive wife before returning to Hawkins County. Information provided by the estranged wife, after a brief standoff with police at her residence, led authorities to the body and to Martin’s arrest on charges that included first-degree premeditated murder, abduction, and use of a firearm during a felony.

A Scott County jury found John Robert Martin Jr. guilty of first-degree murder after a four-day trial. The case resolved with a sentence imposed on Martin. Did anyone in the Gate City or Hawkins County area know Salerno or have information about his movements before that morning?