Javier Soto

Murdered
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On August 21, 2016, Javier Soto, a 43-year-old from San Antonio, was brutally murdered. His decapitated body was found on fire in a trash bin near an apartment complex on Goliad Road. Soto was last seen in Houston a day before his body was discovered. The crime was particularly gruesome, involving both decapitation and setting the body on fire.

Jorge Rivera was eventually arrested and charged in connection to Soto's murder. Rivera confessed during questioning, and his arrest occurred af ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Javier Soto

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    San Antonio

    TX

    2016-08-21

    43

    Javier

    Soto

    Yes

    11/02/2024


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