In the cold of early winter, a grim discovery brought an end to the desperate search for a man who had vanished weeks earlier. Fernando Chavez-Lara, a 31-year-old Hispanic male, had been reported missing to the Denver Police Department on November 7, 2015, having last been seen five days prior. The mystery of his disappearance lingered for over a month, leaving family and friends to wonder about his fate. The unsettling answer came in the pre-dawn hours of December 19, 2015, in the neighboring city of Aurora.
At approximately 5:11 a.m., Aurora police officers were called to the 14100 block of East 32nd Avenue, where they found a vehicle with a chilling secret inside. Within the car lay the body of Fernando Chavez-Lara. He had been shot in the head, and his hands were bound behind his back, a clear indication of a violent and calculated homicide. Investigators believed he had been deceased for some time before he was found.
The case of Fernando Chavez-Lara's murder remains an open and unsolved investigation with the Aurora Police Department. Details about any potential suspects or persons of interest have not been released to the public, and no arrests have been made in connection with his death. Authorities continue to ask for anyone with information regarding the case to come forward, in the hope that new leads might finally bring justice for Chavez-Lara and his family.
