The U.S. Army is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the death of 1st Lt. Marciano Angelo Parisano, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot found dead in Honduras on May 3.
Parisano, 25, was serving with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment at Soto Cano Air Base, near Comayagua.
According to the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), he was off duty on a liberty pass when he was last seen at approximately 3:20 a.m. on May 2 outside Club Santos in Comayagua. His body was found the next day near the Chiquito River, according to a Joint Task Force Bravo press release.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death is ongoing, but earlier reports indicated that police did not believe robbery was the motive.
Army investigators are urging anyone with credible information regarding the circumstances of Parisano’s death to contact the Army CID MacDill Resident Unit at (912) 547-4626 or via WhatsApp at (571) 656-7842. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at www.cid.army.mil/tips.
Parisano, who was from Cibolo, Texas, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2023 and got engaged to his girlfriend in April.
His parents, Tom and Jessie Parisano, called for justice in a statement released through Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Facebook page on May 9, saying: ‘We are committed to seeking justice for Marco. We trust the authorities will do everything in their power to ensure that accountability prevails.”
