Frank DeCero, 25 and known as Dutties, was last seen April 26, 2022, leaving his home around midnight. Surveillance footage reportedly shows him double-parking his car, walking down the street, and getting into another vehicle that then drove away. His car was later found on the 2800 block of South 13th Street but DeCero was missing.

On the afternoon of May 4, juveniles flagged down police near 31st and Tasker, leading officers to a body in bushes on Douglas Street near the 1700 block of Vare Avenue. The autopsy described extensive injuries: beaten, stabbed, partially burned, and shot multiple times, with a gunshot wound to the back listed as the fatal injury. Rumors that he had recently won a large lottery prize were checked and officials confirmed the winner was someone else.

More than a month after the discovery, an arrest was reported: Joseph Rodriguez, 22, was taken into custody on charges including homicide, conspiracy, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. The motive has not been disclosed. Does anyone have information about DeCero’s movements in late April or who he might have been with that night?