Fort Bragg Army paratrooper, 21, who vanished during camping trip was DECAPITATED - as cops continue to hunt his killer

A Fort Bragg Army paratrooper who was murdered during a camping trip with fellow soldiers in May had been beheaded, an autopsy report has revealed.

Spc Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, disappeared during a stay on an island at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina over the Memorial Day weekend.

A week later, his head washed up on a beach, sparking a homicide investigation. The rest of the slain paratrooper’s body has not been recovered to this day.

An autopsy report has revealed that Fort Bragg Spc Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, was beheaded in May while camping in North Carolina. His skull showed a fractured cervical spine, multiple chop injuries, a broken jaw and cuts

The soldiers Roman-Martinez was camping with said they last saw him at their campsite at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the night of May 22

The map above shows the area where Roman-Martinez was camping when he went missing

This week, nearly eight months after Roman-Martinez's death, the Division of Forensic Pathology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine issued the autopsy report, which lists the soldier's cause of death as 'homicide by undetermined means,' reported Fayetteville Observer.

The autopsy relied solely on the examination of the victim’s severed head, as neither the torso nor any of his extremities were available, according to the report.

The beheaded paratrooper’s skull showed a fractured cervical spine, multiple chop injuries, a broken jaw and cuts.

‘While decapitation is, in and of itself, universally fatal, the remainder of the body in this case was not available for examination, and therefore potential causes of death involving the torso and extremities cannot be excluded,’ the report stated.

As of Friday morning, no arrests have been made in connection to the paratrooper's murder. The case is being investigated by the Army with assistance from the FBI.

A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a suspect's arrest and conviction.

'We remain committed to finding those responsible for the senseless killing of our teammate, Spc. Roman-Martinez,' Lt. Col. Mik Burns, a spokesman for 82nd Airborne Division. 'We also remain in constant contact with his family to keep them informed on progress with the case.'

Roman-Martinez is pictured left with his sister, Griselda Martinez. More than six months after his death, the killer is still at large 

Roman-Martinez was a native of Chino, California, and served as a human resource specialist in the 82nd Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

He went missing on May 22 while camping with a group of fellow paratroopers in North Carolina. 

The seven or so other soldiers who were with him told investigators that they last saw him just before midnight, and the next morning they realized that he had vanished without his cellphone, wallet, t-shirt or his glasses. 

'For them to say he left his glasses was a huge red flag,' the victim's sister, Griselda Martinez said. 'My mother and I knew something was wrong.' 

Martinez said in July that the officials have not offered the family much information, and that they've been told not to speak publicly about the case.  

'They've asked us not to say anything that might impede the investigation or keep them from arresting someone,' she said.

Martinez said she believes there are people of interest in the case, but investigators haven't found enough evidence to bring any charges.  

'That's the whole problem,' she said.

Martinez said her brother joined the Army when he was 17 as a way to pay for college, and because he thought it would teach him discipline and responsibility. 

Roman-Martinez joined the Army at age 17 and served as a human resource specialist in the 82nd Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team

'We didn't want him to go,' she said. 'He was set on it. He thought it would be good for him.' 

Roman-Martinez excelled as a soldier, earning many awards and decorations including the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Army Parachutist Badge.  

Martinez said her brother's attitude toward the Army appeared to darken in the year before his death. 

'He started saying that he didn't want to be there he just wanted to come home,' she said.  

But she said that he did not sound at all suicidal as they frequently talked about their plans for the future.