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Joseph Camarena

Case from San-antonio, TX dated Nov 17, 2017

Victim Details

Joseph Camarena

Male

Hispanic / Latino

San-antonio

TX

2017-11-17

26

Joseph

Camarena

07/06/2026

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Joseph Camarena, a 26-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on November 17, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. His death was ruled a homicide after his body was discovered in a barrel along a rural road. The San Antonio Police Department launched an investigation into his death, which led to the arrest of Jesse Ray Castilla, a 36-year-old man, on suspicion of murder.

According to the investigation, Camarena went to Castilla's house on Lovett Street to collect a debt of $500. Dur ...
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  • ExpressNews.com: Girlfriend testifies she called hospitals seeking San Antonio man who was shot, stuffed in barrel
  • San Antonio Current: SAPD Warrant Unveils New Details Surrounding Death of Man Found in a Barrel
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