Francisco Javier Soto, a 52-year-old Latino man born in Mexico on April 25, 1954, was fatally stabbed in Long Beach, California, on the morning of January 16, 2007. The Los Angeles County coroner reported the stabbing as the cause of death. The published account gives no details about where in Long Beach the attack happened, what led up to it, or any description of a suspect or suspects.

Soto’s remains were later interred at the Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery in Boyle Heights, where reports indicate his ashes were placed in a mass grave, a practice used for unclaimed individuals in the county. There is no information provided about arrests, identified suspects, or whether investigators pursued leads.

If anyone knew Francisco Javier Soto, saw activity in Long Beach the morning of January 16, 2007, or has information about this stabbing, please share what is known.