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Joel Solis Recio, a 24-year-old Latino construction worker, was brutally murdered on January 10, 2003, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were harrowing. Recio was tortured, stabbed, and burned by his captors, who were attempting to extract information about the location of his marijuana stash. The ordeal culminated in his execution-style killing on an Interstate 277 exit ramp, where he was gunned down in view of passing motorists and onlookers from nearby offi ...Read More
Victim Details

Joel Solis Recio

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Charlotte

NC

2003-01-10

24

Joel

Solis Recio

11/05/2025