Plaintiff in historic same-sex marriage lawsuit found dead

Police are investigating the death of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, a plaintiff in a 2014 same sex marriage lawsuit, as a homicide.

Police are looking for clues into the murder of a prominent figure in Florida's LGTBQ community.

Jorge Diaz-Johnston was found dead in a Jackson County Landfill over the weekend, the Tallahassee Police Department announced Wednesday evening.

Diaz-Johnston, 54, was reported missing on Jan. 3 near his workplace and police are investigating his death as a homicide, according to a police spokesperson.

Diaz-Johnston was one of the plaintiffs in a 2014 lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County Clerk's Office, which refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. A Miami-Dade Circuit judge sided with the couples.