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Joel Solis Recio

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Jan 10, 2003

Victim Details

Joel Solis Recio

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Charlotte

NC

2003-01-10

24

Joel

Solis Recio

07/20/2026

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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 ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Defendant pleads guilty in 2 slayings (Joel Solis Recio 2003 and Lamar Joe Watson 2002) 2006 part 1 - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Defendant pleads guilty in 2 slayings (Joel Solis Recio 2003 and Lamar Joe Watson 2002) 2006 part 2 - Newspapers.com
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the eyewitness trauma in Joel Solis Recio's case? I can't shake ... ...Read More
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