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Marco Garcia- Tennessee- 2003 Jun 21, 2015 2:55:49 GMT -5

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(Above photo credit: nashville.gov)

Fugitive Profile as of June 21st, 2015: (based on 2012 AMW archive, Nashville Police website. Admin note: Significant contrast between both sites claims)

Full Name: Marco Antonio Ocampo Garcia
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Date of Birth: 1/8/1964
Height: 5'7-5'11"
Weight: 150-200 lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Eyes: Brown
Traits and Habits: Known to work in restaurants
Last Seen: Nashville , TN
Other Possible Locations: Mexico, National
Who to call if you've seen him: Nashville PD Fugitive Unit (615) 862-7348 or submit a web tip to them at the following link: www.nashville.gov/Police-Department/Online-Services/Report-Wanted-Criminals.aspx

Marco Garcia, wanted for the alleged murder of a local neighborhood handyman, was aired on the November 5th, 2005 episode of America's Most Wanted. Below is the archive description of the case:

A Handyman To The Rescue

Bobby Wayne Vanatta, 32, and his wife Teresa had been married for eight years. Bobby worked as a tree surgeon, but had a knack for fixing things around the house.

Teresa says that Bobby always went out of his way to help people, so when a friend of his needed some work done on her home, Bobby gladly volunteered. Teresa says the woman, a single mom, had known Bobby for years and was grateful for Bobby's assistance. Teresa says Bobby did some painting for the woman, replaced her roof, and was adding a wall to her home.

Bobby did his best to help the woman, but Teresa says every time Bobby thought he was finished, the woman needed something else done. Teresa says when it came to the point where Bobby needed money and more time to continue the work, he stopped fixing things for her.

A Walk To The Store Turns Deadly

Teresa says on December 14, 2003, Bobby decided to take a walk to the corner store while Teresa cleaned the house. Around 11:00 a.m., Teresa says the phone rang. When she picked it up, it was her friend down the street. She wanted to know if Teresa had heard the gunshots in the alleyway.

Teresa had the vacuum running so she didn't hear anything. Teresa says she went outside to see what was going on. There was a group of people surrounding a body in the middle of the alley.

Teresa never thought the person injured was anyone that she knew, until a woman told her that the man had a denim jacket with an Indian priest on the top. Teresa says her heart stopped. She immediately knew that the man dead in the alley was her Bobby. Teresa rushed to his side, but it was too late, Bobby was dead.

Gunman On The Run

Through an investigation, police learned that Marco Antonio Ocampo Garcia was the man that shot Bobby and left him to die. Autopsy reports reveal that Garcia shot Bobby eight times, seven of them in the face. Police say Bobby didn't have a chance.

So what happened? Police say that Garcia was friends with the woman whose house Bobby was fixing. Police believe, as does Teresa, that Garcia shot Bobby because he hadn't finished the work on the woman's house as promised. A high price to pay for trying to help a friend in need.

Police say that Garcia could be anywhere, but has ties to Mexico.

Thoughts? Obviously, Garcia is not rational based on this alleged motive. If you're unhappy with handyman work done at your friend's place either suggest they go to a claims court or let your friend handle things herself. To murder a guy over it is- as an understatement- completely uncalled for.

The AMW archive and Nashville PD page give completely different stats for Garcia. AMW's 2012 archive has him as 32 years old. Nashville PD has him where he'd be 51 today. He's also listed as 5'7 on Nashville PD's page, but 5'11 on AMW, and there is a 50 lb weight difference as well. If anyone can contact our site that can give us the most accurate information possible, it would be much appreciated.

web.archive.org/web/20120224074043/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=34572#case

www.nashville.gov/Police-Department/Get-Involved/Wanted-Fugitives.aspx?filter=Marco+Antonio+Ocampo+Garcia

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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2019 12:14:55 GMT -5 by Scumhunter

Scumhunter Commissioner (Admin) Posts: 39,110	Marco Garcia- Tennessee- 2003 Jan 5, 2018 5:32:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Scumhunter on Jan 5, 2018 5:32:56 GMT -5 I no longer see Garcia on the Nashville Most Wanted website. So now I'm totally confused. If anyone has some sort of definitive proof as to whether or not he's still at large, please feel free to email us.

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Marco Garcia- Tennessee- 2003 Jan 6, 2018 0:52:58 GMT -5

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Just realized through search that there's a Marco Antonio Ocampo Garcia living in Mexico on Facebook. Doesn't mean it's him but looks a little like him and would be a bit weird for a guy to have the exact same name. Normally a fugitive would not be so stupid as to use their real name except in one case- if the country they're in refuses to extradite them anyway. AMW fugitive Roman Saldarriaga for example is using his real name and living it up on Facebook because Colombia refuses to extradite him.

So I'm wondering if perhaps Mexico just won't send Garcia back for whatever reason. Or if the charges were dropped and that's why he would be on there and not in hiding. Even if he is still charged, Garcia certainly has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, but if he is innocent he should defend himself in a court of law rather than hide.

I stress it could also just be an incredible coincidence the man has the same name but now even more confused by this.

Last Edit: Jan 6, 2018 0:53:26 GMT -5 by Scumhunter

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Marco Garcia- Tennessee- 2003 Oct 2, 2019 12:12:53 GMT -5

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I no longer see Garcia on the Nashville Most Wanted site but as far as I can tell he's still at large as of this update (October 2nd, 2019) since I see nothing to suggest otherwise.

Once again, there's a lot of cases on this site, and I make embarrassing type-o's or erros from time to time with so many cases to cover, but this case was probably my worst type-o a few years back as I was trying to say how outraged I was by my feeling of based on the AMW alleged account Garcia's trying to play macho man for the female friend unsatisfied with the house work, in my opinion probably had a thing for her and trying to show how tough he was for her, but instead of the woman, accidentally referred to her as Teresa, Bobby's wife.

I edited the thread but I'm still completely embarrassed and it is by far the worst type-o I ever made on the site, I shouldn't even speculated about the female friend even though that's who I really was referring to and just left it at whatever Marco's alleged reason for anger, he was in the wrong.

If Teresa ever comes across the site, I want to once again state how sorry I am and how still completely broken up i am for my stupid mistake as the LAST THING I ever want to do is cast a victim or a victim's loved one in a negative light, and I hope one day Garcia is brought to justice for the terrible act he allegedly committed, and so Bobby and Teresa and all his loved ones can finally receive justice.

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