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Case: 22-5031138
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Location: 3100 block of Esperanza Crossing
Deceased: Justin Haden, White male, 34-years-old
Arrested: Gavin McLoud Roberts, White male, 26-years-old
On December 1, 2022, the Austin Police Department (APD) located a body in Williamson County. The body was later identified as that of Justin Haden. Haden had been missing since November 1, 2022, and was last seen in the 3100 block of Esperanza Crossing.
The investigation led detectives to identify Gavin McLoud Roberts as a person of interest in this case. Roberts was charged with tampering with physical evidence of a human corpse and arrested in Thornton, Colorado, in November by the United States Marshals Service. Investigators interviewed Roberts and discovered the location of the body, along with a confession from Roberts of having assaulted Haden the last time they were seen together. The investigation is still ongoing.
Roberts is charged with Murder in the disappearance of Justin Haden in addition to the previous charge. He was booked into Travis County Jail on December 13, 2022.
Anyone with information about this incident should call the APD tip line at (512) 974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 65th homicide of 2022.