Progress has been made in 3 homicide cases that took place between 2006 and this January in south Monterey county. A warrant has been issued for Noel Palaez Valentin, who is believed to have been the man who fatally stabbed 21 year-old Jose Cruz Rojas in King City on February 23rd of 2006; on July 5th of 2007 42 year-old Martin Macareno was found lying on his King City garage floor with fatal injuries; and a 3-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person (or people) who killed 16 year-old Luis Cuevas, who was shot and killed January 4th, on the 1000 block of Oak Street in King City.