2014 a look back: Mutilated body found in Badger Basin

Posted 12/31/14

Law enforcement — led by the Park County Sheriff’s Office — later concluded the man had been shot to death and mutilated a couple days prior to the body’s discovery.

In mid-May, the sheriff’s office announced it had identified the …

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2014 a look back: Mutilated body found in Badger Basin

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The year began on a grim note when a Cody duck hunter and his son came upon a headless body in Badger Basin on Jan. 9.

Law enforcement — led by the Park County Sheriff’s Office — later concluded the man had been shot to death and mutilated a couple days prior to the body’s discovery.

In mid-May, the sheriff’s office announced it had identified the victim as 30-year-old Juan Antonio Guerra-Torres, a Mexican national who split his time between California and Clark.

In August, Sheriff Scott Steward said authorities had identified a couple “strong persons of interest” in connection with the case: Guerra-Torres’ significant other and an unknown person who goes by the nickname “Crocodile” or “Don Cheto.”

Anyone with information about the murder, Guerra-Torres or the people of interest is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 307-527-8700 or the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation at 307-777-7545.

— CJ Baker

See today's edition of the Powell Tribune to take a look back at some of the other major stories of 2014.

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