William Romero, 43, was found dead in a wooded area near Fort Harrison State Park in Lawrence, Indiana, on March 17, 2022, when a passerby walking a dog discovered his body. Investigators reported the body had been deliberately concealed with leaves. An autopsy determined Romero died of a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide.

Police focused their investigation on Romero’s 26-year-old roommate, Dawaun Lewis. Officers say they found potential blood spatter on a wall inside the shared home and a cushion cover near the body that appeared to match cushions from the residence. Romero’s car was in Lewis’s possession in the days after the death; license plate readers and surveillance footage tracked the vehicle’s movements, and blood inside the car later tested as Romero’s by DNA.

Lewis was arrested and charged with Romero’s murder. A jury later convicted him and he received a 55-year prison sentence. If anyone knew William Romero, his routines, or saw his car around March 17, 2022, please share information with investigators.