"He was a divorced father of three, happily engaged, and on his way to work at the remote Arizona copper mine. In the early morning darkness of February 10, 2020, 35-year-old Matthew Misener drove into the 'Horseshoe Curve' on US Route 191 between Clifton and Morenci. He never came out."
A passerby found his black Chevrolet Tahoe riddled with 14 bullets on the driver's side. Matthew had been shot three times in the head with a 9mm pistol and died at the scene. What looked like a random road rage attack soon revealed itself as a cold-blooded conspiracy—orchestrated by the person who knew him best.
For months, Matthew had been locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Georgina Misener, over their three children. Georgina had faked a cancer diagnosis to manipulate his visitation rights, even sending him stolen photos of a shaved head. She had also filed a false child abuse complaint against him and his fiancée, Nicole Chacon.
But on February 10, 2020, hours before a court hearing where Matthew was expected to win full custody, the trap was sprung. Georgina's new boyfriend, 36-year-old Eduardo Montano Jr., was the triggerman. He had stalked Matthew days earlier, photographed his vehicle, and on the fateful morning, ambushed him at the isolated bend.
After a tip led police to a white sedan seen fleeing the scene, detectives arrested Montano. The murder weapon—a 9mm pistol with 14 missing rounds—was found in his bedroom. His own grandfather contradicted his alibi. Georgina was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 33¾ years in prison. Justice was served.


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