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Jose Castro Jr

Case from Hopewell Township, NJ dated Dec 10, 2020

Victim Details

Jose Castro Jr

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hopewell Township

NJ

2020-12-10

27

Jose

Castro Jr

07/12/2026

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In the winter of 2020, the life of 27-year-old Jose Castro Jr. was tragically cut short in a calculated and violent act that began in Bridgeton, New Jersey. On the evening of December 9th, Castro was lured from the relative safety of his residence at the Ivy Square Apartments. A man named Joseph Lawrence, 26, of Millville, arrived to pick him up, setting in motion a fatal chain of events. Unbeknownst to Castro, he was being led into a deadly trap, the culmination of a conspiracy to end his life. ...
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  • The Daily Journal: Four Cumberland County men charged with conspiracy in Jose Castro slaying
  • nj: 4 charged in killing of N.J. man whose body was dumped on side of road
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