De La Cruz’s body was found Friday floating in a canal near Stratford. He was reported missing in early January. Investigators believe he was the victim of a homicide...
“Mikey” was a licensed contractor who worked in Hanford and loved to fish, his father said. He was never known to be violent or have enemies. He was a member of a carpenter’s union and spent his years since high school working construction jobs with his dad...
Right before he disappeared in December, he was having some trouble in his personal life. His family had moved to Morro Bay and he was living alone in Hanford. The last time they saw him was on Dec. 4, right before the family traveled to San Francisco... Later, he called them from an unfamiliar phone number. He told his father that his cell phone wasn’t working and he’d have to get another one. When the family didn’t hear back from him in the next few days, they figured the faulty cell phone was why...
Jordan admitted that there are currently no suspects in the case. It’s still unclear where De La Cruz even was when the attack occurred.
