In April 2010, a man named Henry Brown made a deathbed confession that he had knowledge about Tara Calico's disappearance. As reported by True Crime Times, Brown said Leroy Chavez, Lawrence Romero Jr., and Dave Silva told him they hit Calico with a truck while she was riding her bike. They then drove her to a gravel pit, where they took turns raping her. When she threatened to go to authorities, Chavez and Silva reportedly held her down while Lawrence Romero, Jr. stabbed her to death.

Henry also said Lawrence Romero Jr.'s father, Valencia County Sheriff Rene Rivera, helped cover up the crime by destroying his son's written confession.

Sheriff Rene Rivera resigned in 2011 and has never been considered a person of interest or a suspect in Calico's disappearance. However, he was arrested and charged with domestic violence in 2017.

In 2013, True Crime Times reports agents from several local and federal agencies formed a task force to take a closer look at Calico's disappearance. However, no arrests were made as a result of their investigation.

In 2018, the FBI and Valencia County Sheriff's department issued a joint statement that they had evidence suggesting Calico was attacked and ultimately killed by two teen boys in a pickup truck. They also said their "parents may have helped them cover up the crime." However, their suspects were not named and no arrests have been made in the case.

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