Police on Saturday announced murder charges and a fifth named suspect in connection to the homicide case of an elderly Slaton man whose body was recovered late Thursday in Hale County.

Heather Marie Casias, 32, is wanted on a murder charge in connection with 79-year-old Celestino Rodriguez's killing, according to Lubbock police. Brett Garza, 33, and David Wayne Hampton, 53, were also charged with murder, police announced Saturday. They were previously arrested on felony charges in connection with allegedly using Rodriguez's stolen debit card after the Slaton man disappeared Aug. 3.

It was not clear by Saturday what involvement police believe Casias had in Rodriguez's killing. She is described as a Hispanic woman who is 5 feet in height, weighs 180 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

The investigation into the disappearance of Rodriguez led investigators to Hale County where at approximately 10:45 p.m. Thursday a body was located in a field near County Road 315 and County Road K, northwest of Abernathy, Lubbock police Capt. Ray Mendoza said Friday.

The body was transported to South Plains Forensic Pathology where an autopsy was performed. Police confirmed the body was positively identified as Rodriguez and that the investigation is still ongoing, although additional details about Rodriguez's death were not immediately available.

An arrest warrant released Thursday provided details about the disappearance of Rodriguez, who a suspect told police had been beaten and abandoned in a field around Lubbock.

Rodriguez's stolen debit cards were allegedly used by multiple suspects at stores around Lubbock within hours of the last time his family saw him the morning of Aug. 3 in Slaton.

His stolen car, along with one of his shoes and his cane, would later be found abandoned among thick brush and a small waterway in rural East Texas.

By Thursday, police had arrested four suspects connected with Rodriguez's disappearance, including Hampton of Lubbock, who surrendered without incident Thursday afternoon at the Abilene police department, and Garza, who was arrested late Wednesday at a home in Lubbock.

Toby Daughtry, 39, and Amanda Blagburn, 33, were arrested Wednesday, charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after authorities in East Texas last week reportedly learned Daughtry had obtained Rodriguez's Chrysler 200 from Hampton and drove to Milam County.

Police are still searching for an unidentified man, described as a white male in his 20s with dark hair, accused of joining Hampton and Garza in using Rodriguez's stolen debit card, according to police.

Rodriguez's disappearance was initially reported to Slaton police by his daughter about 3 a.m. Aug. 4. He reportedly suffers from multiple health issues, including but not limited to Type 1 diabetes and is prescribed insulin for treatment. The daughter said he had not been seen or heard from since 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, when he went to Lubbock driving the Chrysler 200 bearing a Texas handicap plate.

It's not clear how the suspects allegedly obtained Rodriguez's belongings, when they encountered him or how they may have known each other. Police are still following up on tips and looking for evidence and surveillance video to determine what happened to Rodriguez after he was last seen in Slaton.

Police urge anyone with information in this case to call Crime Line at 806-775-1000. Callers may remain anonymous.