San Jose police are investigating after a decomposed physique was found in a purple pickup truck parked close to a shopping mall.
Just earlier than 7 a.m. on March 21, authorities responded to a report of “suspicious circumstances” close to Francis Drive and McKee Road, the San Jose Police Department stated in a Tuesday assertion. The intersection is close to a shopping mall that homes a grocery retailer, nail salon and a number of other eating places.
When they arrived, the officers found a “severely decomposed body” inside a two-door Nissan Frontier parked in the world.
The physique couldn’t instantly be recognized. But the truck’s registered proprietor, 40-year-old San Jose resident Aldama Refugio Jr., was reported lacking earlier this yr. The division has not dominated out that the physique found in the truck could possibly be Refugio’s.
“The decedent was in an advanced state of decomposition when located, and the remains have not yet been positively identified,” a spokesperson for the division stated. “At this time, we are still awaiting additional information from the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine identity. As a result, Mr. Refugio remains listed as a missing person.”
Investigators imagine foul play might have been concerned in the demise. Anyone who might have seen Refugio or have details about the invention is urged to contact the San Jose Police Department at 4257@sanjoseca.gov or 4542@sanjoseca.gov, or by telephone at 408-504-1326.
