José Carlo, the murdered young man who worked as a taxi driver and delivery man to help his family

The crime committed by a group of young people let a deep pain in the family of taxi driver Jose Carlos Orellanawho after searching for four days for their missing relative, the hope of finding him alive dissolved after finding the body lifeless with signs of violencein a remote neighborhood of the city of Santa Cruz.

The macabre act was carried out by two teenagers and other young people between 18 and 23 years old, who were ‘accustomed’ to cheat taxi drivers by requesting a race and then running away without paying for the servicethey finished killing his last victim.

The perpetrators of the murder first committed Theft of the young man’s taxi who came to give him a race, but he was not satisfied they shot twice and seeing that he did not die, they subjected him to a beating, with which they believed they had finished him off, but the reports confirm that the taxi driver He lay in agony for 24 hours before he died.

While the perpetrators of the robbery and murder were perpetrating what they believed to be a ‘perfect crime’the family began their pilgrimage, Since José Carlo Orellana Peralta, who never caused concern, did so this time by not even answering calls and not returning home.

And it was precisely the lack of news from the whereabouts of José Carlo Orellana Peralta, This mobilized his family and friends, who began searching for him on Sunday (July 14), when they saw that he was not answering their calls and his WhatsApp connection had been lost around 1:00 that weekend.

More than five hours had passed since José Carlo had started working as a taxi driver using one of the applications that provides that service, when unfortunately He accepted a career that led him straight to his death.

One of José Carlo’s sisters indicated that The young taxi driver worked during the week as a delivery man (motorcycle) and on weekends as a taxi driver. “He was a hard-working young man,” he said, pointing out that his brother used to work at night as a taxi driver and returned every Sunday at 5:00 in the morning. But his brother’s routine changed that weekend, as he did not appear anywhere nor did he give any signs of life.

Calls and visits were made to family members, his girlfriend, friends and places that José Carlo frequented, but nothing was happening, so they decided to report his disappearance to the police so that a search could begin.

The news of The disappearance of José Carlo It began to spread little by little, her parents cried out to the media for help and people began to give some clues.

Missing taxi driver’s vehicle appears

Three days of anguish passed for the family, until neighbors of the El Trigal neighborhood reported that a red vehicle was abandoned on one of the streets. The Police confirmed that the vehicle belonged to the missing José Carlo yd.From there, the investigations provided answers.

One day after appearing the vehicle, Searches in the same area led investigators to explore some vacant lots and bushes, where they confirmed the discovery of the body of the 27-year-old taxi driver, who was found half-buried and in a state of decomposition.

The search operations led investigators to find one of those involved, some of whom lived in the area where They found the vehicle and the body.

The solid clue that led to solving the case was the last call and request for taxi service which José Carlo received, a fact that led to finding all those involved, of which two are minors and the rest are adults between 18 and 23 years old.

For the police and the prosecution, the case has been solved, but investigations are still ongoing, as the perpetrators and accomplices of the robbery and murder are only in preventive detention and have not yet reached a trial with a sentence.

THEY DIDN’T TOLD THE MOTHER ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE UNTIL THE BODY APPEARED

Although the news of the Disappearance of taxi driver José Carlo It was known to the population that the young man’s mother still did not know what had happened, since her children had not lost hope that he would appear alive and they avoided giving her the news because the mother was in poor health.

José Carlo’s father said that his son’s mother lives in Tarija, but that, despite being separated, he understood his other children’s reason for not wanting to notify their mother about the young taxi driver’s disappearance for fear that the mother’s health would become complicated.

Unfortunately, the news had to be kept secret after the discovery of his lifeless body was confirmed. According to the autopsy, the young man was not only beaten but also received two gunshot wounds.

For this crime, the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office arrested eight adults and two minors, who had different degrees of participation in the robbery, murder and complicity in the murder.

They were all sent to prison, some to Palmasola and two to juvenile centers in Fortaleza and Cenvicruz. Of those involved in the crime, there is a woman who is the partner of the one who He shot the taxi driver with the firearm.