The body of Rey Rivera was found on May 24, 2006, inside the historic Belvedere Hotel in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

[8][c] After several days of searching for clues on his whereabouts, Rivera's in-laws found his car located in a parking lot off of Saint Paul Street in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, near his workplace.

Rivera's coworkers went to the top of a parking structure near where the car was discovered and noticed a hole in the roof of the south wing of the Belvedere Hotel next door.

[2] As police began to analyze the case, numerous aspects seemed odd about Rivera jumping off the main roof of the Belvedere Hotel.

[12] The confusing note included the names of prominent figures in Hollywood, movie titles, Freemasonry quotations and additional ramblings.