In May 2018, 40-year-old Alexander Alfaro Castillo was found dead inside his mother’s home in Herndon, Virginia, in a scene staged to look like a revenge killing, including a misleading note left near his body. Police later determined the message and other details were part of an attempt to confuse investigators, finding no evidence to support what the note claimed. Authorities charged 20-year-old Denis Castillo Hernandez, who knew the victim and had ties to MS-13, though officials said the crime itself was not gang-related.