Police Release Clue in Dismembered Body Mystery

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police have released a new clue into the disappearance of a man whose body parts turned up across South Florida.

Investigators released surveillance video of a mid 1990s, gold Honda Accord believed to have 21-year-old Omar Laparra inside the vehicle. It was last seen leaving a Mexican nightclub on Southwest Eighth Street and Fifth Avenue early in the morning, on May 30. "It was parked next to where the victim was last seen," explained Miami Police Homicide Unit Detective Orlando Silva.

The victim's dismembered body was later found in plastic bags at several different locations in Miami-Dade County. A bag filled with his bloody clothes was discovered on the shore of Pompano Beach in Broward County. The family made a plea as body parts continued to appear along the shore, near Downtown Miami. "We don't know what happened to him," said his sister, speaking in Spanish at the Guatemalan consulate in Miami.

Police realize the type of car they are looking for might be very common in South Florida, but they think it bears the uncommon distinction of being the vehicle that transported the Guatemalan native and Miami resident in pieces after his murder. It was last seen on surveillance video after it left the El Mexicano restaurant, which also doubled as a nightclub Laparra often frequented. The car made a left at Fifth Avenue and has not been seen since.

Stephanie Suazo, a friend of Laparra's family was one of the last people to see him alive, along with Laparra's brother, who told her that he remembered that car. "His brother says that he remembers a car like that, but he's not sure who was in it," Suazo said.

According to police, the nightclub is a haven for undocumented immigrants, but Detective Silva said he is willing to look the other way for viable clues in catching Laparra's killer or killers. "If you are an illegal alien in this country, I'm not interested in that," he said. "I want information. Please come forward if you do have that information. We won't bother in regards to (your immigration status) at all."

"I hope they find those two people that put that guy in the car and took him away," Suazo said.

If you have any information on where this car may be or other clues that might help investigators close this murder case, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.