Samuel Balcha

Murdered

Samuel Abate Balcha, age 39, was killed on January 1, 2009, in Miami, Florida. Originally from Ethiopia, Balcha had moved to Miami four years earlier, where he worked as a truck driver while studying English at Miami-Dade College. He was found dead in his ransacked apartment by a concerned neighbor, and police believe he may have been killed on December 30, 2008. According to investigators, Balcha had no known enemies, and detectives are still puzzled about the motive behind his murder. The case ...Read More