Baltimore, 2006. A city buzzing with life suddenly became the backdrop to one of the most perplexing mysteries in recent history. Rey Rivera was a young, charismatic writer with big dreams and a loving wife by his side. He seemed to have it all But on May 16th, he vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but a hurried phone call and a series of unanswered questions. Eight days later, his body was discovered in the most chilling and bizarre circumstances you could imagine- inside an unused conference room in the historic Belvedere Hotel. He appeared to have fallen from a significant height, crashing through the roof of the conference room. As the investigation into Rey’s death began, theories swirled; was it suicide, an accident or something far more sinister? Nothing was adding up, and the deeper investigators dug, the more tangled the mystery became. Rey had left his home abruptly that night, for seemingly no reason- why? What had led him to the Belvedere Hotel? And what secrets were hidden in a cryptic note found taped to his computer screen- a note filled with references to movies, codes and seemingly nonsensical musings? This is not just a story about a man’s life tragically ending, it is a journey into the unknown- a labyrinth of secrets, shadows and haunting questions that still linger almost two decades later. Try our coffee!! -- https://www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com Support the channel here -- https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeekly Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here -- https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod Stephanie's Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieharlowe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/steph_harlowe Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieHarlowe Derrick's Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derricklevasseur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/derrickl Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DerrickVLevasseur 'Detective Perspective' Podcast: https://hoo.be/detperspective Shannon’s (Editor) Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannon.mov/ ADS: 19:00 - 21:00 TryFum.com/CrimeWeekly - Use code CRIMEWEEKLY to kick your bad habit today! 36:55 - 39:00 HelloFresh.com/CrimeWeekly10FM - Get up to 10 FREE meals and more! 1:01:35 - 1:03:00 UpSide - Download the FREE UpSide app and use code CRIMEWEEKLY to get an extra $0.25 back for every gallon on your first tank of gas!