Emilio Salem Ghanem

• Missing Since 05/25/2023
• Missing From Redlands, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/03/1982 (43)
• Age 41 years old
• Height and Weight 5'7, 130 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue shirt, jeans, black shoes and an Apple watch.
• Associated Vehicle(s) White Nissan Frontier pickup truck with the California license plate number 74890G3 (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics White male. Black hair, hazel eyes.

Details of Disappearance

Ghanem was last seen at a Starbucks in the 600 block of Redlands Boulevard in Redlands, California on May 25, 2023. His family last heard from him at 6:40 p.m. that same day, by phone. He was driving a white Nissan Frontier pickup truck with the California license plate number 74890G3, which he had rented in Las Vegas ten days earlier. A photo of the truck is posted with this case summary. He has never been heard from again.

In August 2025, the truck was found abandoned and burned in the Mojave Desert. There was unspecified evidence inside which indicated a homicide.

In December 2025, Darryl Muzic Martin and Shelley Bailey "Kathryn" Martin, a married couple who led a religious group in Hemet, California called His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, were charged with Ghanem's murder and conspiracy to commit murder. A high-ranking member of the group, Rudy Moreno, was also arrested for Ghanem's murder and gun charges.

Photos of Darryl, Shelley and Rudy are posted with this case summary. Investigators stated Ghanem left His Way Spirit Led Assemblies and California in April 2023, moving to Nashville, Tennessee. He had been a member of the group for two decades.

Members of the group worked at a pest control company called Fullshield Inc., now known as MaxGuard. When Ghanem moved to Nashville he started his own pest control company, and he went back to California to open a satellite office there. Earlier in the month Ghanem disappeared, Fullshield had sent him a "cease and desist" letter accusing him of competing with them for business.

Another member of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, Ruben Moreno, is also missing. He disappeared in 2017 but was not reported missing until August 2019. It's not clear whether he is related to Rudy Moreno or if his disappearance is connected to the religious group.

The Martins were also charged with the murder of a four-year-old boy, Timothy Thomas. Timothy's father, Andre Thomas, was also charged with murder. The child's parents had relinquished custody of him to the Martins one month before his death from appendicitis in 2010, and authorities stated he died because the Martins and Andre prevented him from getting medical treatment for his illness.

The suspects are awaiting trial. Emilio's body has not been found, but foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.