Edward William Mello, 43, was found dead on the floor of a hotel room near 20205 Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, California, on October 29, 2014. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner reported a single gunshot wound as the cause of death; the incident was initially investigated as a possible suicide but was later ruled a homicide and taken over by the Los Angeles Police Department.

On November 11, 2014, 34-year-old Jorge Rodriguez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Mello’s death and held on $2 million bail. Separately, on May 20, 2015, Linda Pawlik, 60, estranged wife of actor Robert Picardo, was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact and held on $620,000 bail; police described her role only as an accessory after the fact and did not specify details. Court filings in the Picardo–Pawlik divorce alleged a firearm connected to the case was registered to Pawlik.

Are there readers who knew Edward Mello or who have information about the events leading up to that night?