Carlos Levell Rose, 45, was found dead inside his 2002 GMC Yukon after the vehicle was discovered burned in Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest on October 21, 2020, near Forbes Road and State Park Road. His family had reported him missing to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office; the Roanoke Medical Examiner confirmed the remains were Rose’s and ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds, not the fire. That finding changed the investigation into a homicide.

Authorities say the killing grew out of a plot to abduct Rose and extort money. Cell phone and GPS records are reported to have placed some people at the scene. Arrests followed: Artenna K. Horsley-Robey was charged with first-degree murder on October 27, 2020, and Enrico A. Moss, Mik’Tavis Elonta N. Green, Keyanta K. Robinson and Montel Croner were also charged in connection with the case. Court filings and proceedings disclosed varying outcomes for those defendants on charges including murder, abduction, arson, concealing a body, and weapons offenses.

Are there readers who knew Carlos Rose or who have information about his movements in the days before October 21, 2020?