ELMIRA, NY (WENY) -- Chemung County's District Attorney answered some questions surrounding a grisly torture-murder case out of Chemung County.

District Attorney Weeden Wetmore, along with representatives from multiple other law enforcement agencies, held a press conference late Monday morning. Wetmore went over the timeline of the murder, and where things stand right now.

According to authorities, Juan Jose Gotay was attacked by his assailants in Elmira, around January 29th or 30th. Court documents detail the gruesome details of Gotay's killing. Indictments of the suspects allege Gotay was shot in the shoulder and leg, repeatedly kicked and hit about the face and body, causing broken ribs, fingers, and injuries to the face. They are also accused of mutilating Gotay's face and body, burning him, and binding him with electrical cord before he was dumped and left to die in a remote area near Coudersport, Pennsylvania. 

Gotay's body was discovered in April, which launched the murder investigation and eventually led authorities back to Elmira. Much of the investigation has been centered around two homes, located at 427 Partridge Street and 319 West Avenue, where the alleged beating and torture of Gotay took place. 

"There was no missing persons investigation initiated, commenced. It wasn’t until events transpired in April that prompted police to start exchanging information," Wetmore said.

Four people have been indicted in connection to Gotay's murder. Three men, including Thomas Bovaird, 21, of Horseheads, Eddie Marte, 25, of New York City, and Malik Weems, 18, of Pittsburgh, were each indicted on charges of first degree murder, first degree kidnapping, first degree assault, and three counts of second degree assault.

A fourth person, a now-17 year old from Georgia who was 16 at the time, is charged with second degree murder, first degree kidnapping, two counts of first degree assault, and two counts of second degree assault. The teen's name has not been released, but could be in the future, according to Wetmore.

"Did someone direct them, did someone lead them, did someone encourage them, that’s going to have to wait until the time of trial. But they’re all acting in concert in respect to this case," Wetmore said. 

Marte and Weems are currently being held in the Ontario County correctional facility. In addition to kidnapping charges in connection to Gotay, they are also indicted on kidnapping charges in connection to another victim, a man from Elmira whom they're accused of abducting for more than 12 hours with the intent to terrorize him, according to court documents. Bovaird is being held without bail in the Chemung County jail.