Missing Brian Runnels RESOLVED Runnels, approximately 2014 Date reported missing : 10/17/2014 Missing location (approx) : Carlsbad, New Mexico Missing classification : Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Black Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American male. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Runnels disappeared from Carlsbad, New Mexico on October 16, 2014. On April 22, 2020, his skeletal remains were found near the George Shoup Relief Route. On April 24, Brett J. Roark was charged with murder and evidence tampering in Runnels's death. He told investigators that a second man, who hasn't been publicly identified, shot Runnels in the chest at Runnels's home, and that he helped dispose of the body and clean the crime scene. Roark is awaiting trial; no one else has been charged as of yet. Other information and links : ncy Carlsbad Police Department 575-885-2111 September 2021 updates and sources New Mexico Department of Public Safety The Carlsbad Current Argus Crime Stoppers of Eddy County Facebook pageheader for Brian Runnels News West 9 October 12, 2004. July 6, 2020; case resolved. |