Francis Decero’s body was found in the bushes by a group of children on May 4 in South Philadelphia. Suspect arrested after Philadelphia man found shot, stabbed and burnedTue, Jun 14, 2022 03:32
Joseph Rodriguez, 22, is charged with killing 25-year-old Decero, who reportedly disappeared from his home on April 26.

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of a 25-year-old man by shooting, stabbing, beating and burning.

Francis Decero Age

Francis Decero was 25 years old.

Suspect

Law enforcement officials said Joseph Rodriguez, 22, was charged with murder, possession of a criminal weapon, reckless endangerment, conspiracy, falsification of evidence, obstruction of justice and criminal misconduct. from a corpse.
NBC 10 reported that Rodriguez’s bail request was also denied. The arrest took place a month after Decero’s body was found. The motive for the murder is still unknown.

 Francis Decero Missing Report

Decero reportedly disappeared from his home on April 26. Police initially thought Decero was targeted for winning the lottery, but later records showed that Decero was not listed as a lottery winner.

Newsweek reported that the state lottery service reported that someone named Francis D won $1 million in the Extreme Green scratch ticket lottery service.However, the Philadelphia Police Department told The US Sun that they could not confirm or rule out Decero’s lottery win.

Francis Decero’s Autopsy

CBS News Philadelphia autopsy found that Decero had been shot, stabbed, burned, and beaten three times in the face, back, and side. The suspect, who was detained on the allegation that the 25-year-old youth was shot, stabbed, beaten and burned to death, was arrested.

Victim’s Family

The victim’s father, Lou Decero, spoke to the media outlet when news of his son’s death was first announced.

He expressed that he wanted to know why this happened to his son.
“I have to know who did this; there was no reason. I do not know who did that; I hope they find him,” Lou Decero told CBS News Philadelphia.