On a late spring day, the body of a 44-year-old Hispanic male named Anthony J. Chavez was discovered on a side road off State Road 189 near mile marker 32 in Wasatch County, Utah. The date was June 28, 1989. An investigation by the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office determined that Chavez had died from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide.
Found near Chavez was another man who was wounded but still alive.
Investigators at the time suggested that the violent incident was likely drug-related. Despite this lead, the investigation into who was responsible for the death of Anthony Chavez stalled. There have been no arrests made in the decades following his death.
The case has since gone cold, and no suspects have ever been publicly identified. The motive behind the shooting remains officially unknown. The Wasatch County Sheriff's Office continues to hold the case file, and it is listed as an unsolved homicide by the Utah Department of Public Safety. Authorities still encourage anyone with information regarding the death of Anthony J. Chavez to come forward.
