Alexio Bello, 66, was found stabbed to death on January 3, 2008, in his ransacked Miami condominium in the 5500 block of Northwest 7th Street. A housekeeper discovered his body and evidence at the scene indicated a violent struggle. A pair of bloody shoes found nearby were later identified as belonging to Jorge Espinoza Navarrete, a young homeless man Bello had recently taken in after moving to Miami from Georgia and the Carolinas.

DNA evidence and a bloody fingerprint linked Navarrete to the killing, and an arrest warrant was issued, but he had disappeared by the time authorities sought him and was considered dangerous. Investigators have said Bello’s vulnerability and his identification as a gay man may have motivated the attack, raising concern about risks to others in the LGBTQ community. The case remains open and unsolved; anyone with information is asked to come forward.