The Mysterious Death of Rey Rivera: A Bizarre Fall, A Cryptic Note, and An Unsolved Case

On a seemingly ordinary evening in May 2006, aspiring screenwriter Rey Rivera answered a phone call, said a quick "Oh," and rushed out of his Baltimore home. He was never seen alive again. The search for Rey ended in the most bizarre way imaginable: his body was found inside a locked conference room at the historic Belvedere Hotel, beneath a hole in the ceiling.

The Unexplained Fall

Investigators believe Rey fell from the hotel's main roof, 14 stories above, and crashed through a lower roof into the room below. But the physics of the fall have been debated for years. The hole was located in a position that would have required a running jump, not a simple step off the ledge. Adding to the mystery, his flip-flops, cell phone, and glasses were found on the lower roof, remarkably undamaged.

The Cryptic Note

Back at his home, Rey's wife discovered a strange, rambling note taped behind his computer. The note was filled with a list of names of friends and celebrities, movie references, and Masonic-related phrases. The FBI analyzed the note, suggesting it could be a sign of a delusional disorder, but it offered no clear answers about his state of mind or what happened to him.

Unanswered Questions

•The Phone Call: Who called Rey from his workplace, Stansberry & Associates, just moments before he disappeared? The company claimed they could never identify the caller.

•The Company's Silence: Why did Rey's employer reportedly instruct employees not to speak with the police in the immediate aftermath of his death?

•The Physical Evidence: How did Rey's phone and glasses survive the fall with so little damage? And could he have physically made the jump required to land where he did?

Join us as we explore the theories—suicide, accident, or foul play—in the deeply unsettling and officially unsolved death of Rey Rivera.