Johnny Cardenas, 31, of Del Valle, Texas, was found dead on July 11, 2018, in the 9800 block of Blocker Lane, about 100 yards from his home. Investigators determined he had been shot in the head.

Stephanie Marie Ray, 33, the mother of Cardenas’s two children, was arrested February 19, 2019, on a tampering with or fabricating physical evidence charge after detectives said she cleaned the scene and removed the body to conceal the crime. On July 3, 2019, she was charged with murder following a confession during a polygraph; authorities say she also sent texts to make it appear Cardenas was still alive.

Ray told investigators the death grew out of a domestic violence incident in which Cardenas assaulted her and at one point pointed a gun at her feet; her accounts reportedly conflicted and investigators found injuries consistent with a fight and other statements they say were false. Ray remained in custody as the case continued.

Did anyone in Del Valle know Johnny or have information about what happened that night?