HOUSTON – Investigators need help identifying a man found dead more than 20 years ago.
Houston police said the man's body was found dumped in a field in the 1400 block of Gazin in east Houston on Aug. 31, 1991.
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The man had been shot and stabbed, police said.
The man was described as Hispanic and 20 to 30 years old. A composite sketch of what investigators believe the man looked like was released Monday.
While investigators don't know who the man is, they have two suspects in the killing. Benito Covarrubias-Ramirez, 49, has been arrested and charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon. He is being held in the Harris County Jail. Alejo Ramirez-Garcia, 41, has been charged with murder. He was arrested in Stillwell, Okla., on Thursday and is awaiting extradition to Houston.
Covarrubias-Ramirez and Ramirez-Garcia have both admitted to their involvement in the man's death, investigators said.
Anyone with information regarding the victim's identity is asked to call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.