In May 2006, 32-year-old newlywed Rey Rivera suddenly disappeared. After receiving a phone call, Rey rushed out of his Baltimore home and never returned. Eight days later, Rey’s body was discovered in a conference room at the Belvedere Hotel, making the circumstances of his disappearance and death even more mysterious.
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