Joseph Luis Olguin was 24 when his burned body was found June 27, 2020, next to a dumpster in the 4800 block of Moore Street near Cavalcade in Houston. Firefighters responding to a reported trash fire discovered Olguin; an early investigator believed he had multiple stab wounds, but an autopsy later showed he had been shot twice. Reports place his body burned behind a business at 4750 Irvington Boulevard.

Family members said Olguin was a loving young father who had been trying to help a friend pick up a car the night he died. His mother, Gloria Herrera, said he didn’t have enemies and expressed frustration at a lack of information. Houston police later arrested 19-year-old Luis Joaquin Cervantes and charged him with capital murder in connection with Olguin’s death; the motive and full circumstances remain unclear.

Anyone who knew Joseph, was in the area that night, or has information about what happened is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.