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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jose "Daniel" Soto

Year
2009
Where
Middleburg, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

Victim was found deceased in his living quarters at the Middleburg Training Track (35300-block Training Center Lane, Middleburg, VA). Investigation revealed a recent physical altercation between the victim and two other employees of the track, Timoteo Hernandez Cruz and Alberto Garcia Perez. The case was reopened in 2014 and Malicious Wounding warrants were ultimately sought for the suspects. The location of the…

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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