It's been three years since a Chino soldier was killed during a Memorial Day camping trip in North Carolina, and the case still hasn't been solved: 'He always said he'd give his life to the country and his life was taken away.'
The 21-year-old and seven fellow soldiers from Fort Bragg were camping on an island on North Carolina's outer banks when he disappeared. Days later his partial remains washed ashore.
Investigators ruled Roman-Martinez's death a homicide and three long years later, no arrests have been made and there have been few answers for his family. "My brother's life was taken away, and he always said he'd give his life to the country and his life was taken away," said his sister."They can't figure out who did it, they can't figure out what happened. They can't figure that out but, you know, I bet you if it was the President of the United States, they would've had it solved in two minutes," she said.
Griselda told Eyewitness News her family was recently told officials are planning to reopen her brother's case but didn't have many details. In November, a bill introduced by the family's Congresswoman Norma Torres passed. It adds oversight and clarifies standards on how the military looks into cold cases."I don't know if this would've ever happened if it wasn't for my brother's passing and it's sad," said Griselda.
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