Decas was reported missing on Dec. 15, 2022. He was missing for nearly a month when witnesses provided investigators with information that led to his remains.
An investigation revealed that Baldomero shot Decas in the back of the head.
Three other suspects — identified as Jesse Joe Salinas, Miranda Corpus and Raul Santos III — assisted Baldomero in an attempt to hide Decas’ body.
According to Karnes County jail records, Salinas and Corpus were both charged with murder and tampering with evidence.
Santos faces a tampering with evidence charge in connection with Decas’ death, jail records state.
Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022.
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