Reading, Pennsylvania, was rocked in mid-September 2025 after the body of 31-year-old Junior Cabrera-Colon was found in brush along River Road near Baer Park on the morning of September 13. Authorities determined he died of a gunshot wound to the head. His disappearance prompted a wider inquiry when police reported his wife, Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo, and their one-year-old son, Jeydon Junior Peguero, had been missing since the day before Cabrera-Colon’s body was found.

Investigators focused on 61-year-old Jose Luis Rodriguez of Reading. After an interview on September 18, Rodriguez confessed to killing Cabrera-Colon, saying the shooting occurred during a physical altercation and that he fired a gun after it was knocked free. He was charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, and related offenses and held in Berks County Prison.

Search efforts located the bodies of Peguero-Mancebo and her son in Ontelaunee Township on September 19 and 20. Rodriguez later confessed to those killings as well; police say he had a personal relationship with Peguero-Mancebo and alleged the motive involved a dispute over money and her refusal to leave her husband. The Berks County District Attorney’s office said it was considering the death penalty.

If anyone knew Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo, Jeydon Junior Peguero, or Jose Luis Rodriguez and has information relevant to these deaths, please come forward.