Jose Gonzalez was a 29-year-old Hispanic man found dead under suspicious circumstances in Shelby, North Carolina, on July 13, 2004. Local authorities treated his death as a potential homicide and opened a formal investigation.

Investigators conducted interviews and gathered evidence, but the inquiry struggled with a lack of concrete leads and witnesses described as uncooperative. In the months after Gonzalez’s death several people were questioned, but no arrests were announced and the case remained open.

What can anyone who lived in Shelby in July 2004 recall about Jose Gonzalez, his movements that week, or anyone who might have information relevant to the investigation?