"Wanted" posters circulated in 2010 for Francisco "Chico" Amaral--whom police say is 
the prime suspect in the murder of Ryan Trosclair (left)--have all but disappeared, as has Amaral.
Police
will not say why they think Amaral, 57, committed the crime, but they think he has shed his scruffy appearance (below right) by shaving his beard and head (top right), and is now somewhere in the San Francisco Bay area. He is wanted for simple kidnapping and 2nd-degree murder.
CrimeStoppers has tripled the reward to $7,500 for finding his killer. You can call CrimeStoppers anonymously at 822-1111 or Det. Packer at 784-7984 if you have information on Amaral's whereabouts.
the prime suspect in the murder of Ryan Trosclair (left)--have all but disappeared, as has Amaral.Police
will not say why they think Amaral, 57, committed the crime, but they think he has shed his scruffy appearance (below right) by shaving his beard and head (top right), and is now somewhere in the San Francisco Bay area. He is wanted for simple kidnapping and 2nd-degree murder.At first, 
police reported Trosclair, 35, was beaten to death near Washington Square Park between 4 and 7 p.m. on July 22, 2010. Two days later, his charred corpse was found in a field in New Orleans East. Now NOPD homicide Det. Andrew Packer believes the beating occurred in the 2100 block of Chartres Street, in the Marigny Triangle between Frenchmen Street and Elysian Fields Avenue, where Amaral formerly resided. (It was in that same block that Michael Frey was murdered in 2006.)
police reported Trosclair, 35, was beaten to death near Washington Square Park between 4 and 7 p.m. on July 22, 2010. Two days later, his charred corpse was found in a field in New Orleans East. Now NOPD homicide Det. Andrew Packer believes the beating occurred in the 2100 block of Chartres Street, in the Marigny Triangle between Frenchmen Street and Elysian Fields Avenue, where Amaral formerly resided. (It was in that same block that Michael Frey was murdered in 2006.)Det. Packer speculated Trosclair was the victim of a drug deal gone bad. Trosclair, who had a bevy of friends in New Orleans (over 1,200 have "liked" a Facebook page dedicated to finding his killer), who lived in Slidell, grew up in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans. He had been arrested a couple of times on drug charges; his stepfather said Trosclair had been addicted to alcohol, cocaine and heroin for most of his life.
CrimeStoppers has tripled the reward to $7,500 for finding his killer. You can call CrimeStoppers anonymously at 822-1111 or Det. Packer at 784-7984 if you have information on Amaral's whereabouts.
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As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome at NOcrimeline@gmail.comThom Kahler
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