June 13, 2022
Philadelphia – Francis Decero was double-parking his Jeep near the intersection of 13th and Biglore Streets before he gets into another car that drove off.Â
Decero’s Jeep was located somewhere different with no gas, and he was nowhere to be found.Â
On May 4, officers found an unresponsive male in the area of 31st and Tasker Streets after a group of juveniles said they saw the body in the brush on Douglas Street.Â
Kelly Rule that they were investigating if Decero was tortured because his body was found shot, stabbed, beaten and burned.Â
Investigators originally followed a lead that Decero might have been targeted over recent lottery winnings, according to a source.
Police Captain Jason Smith did not completely dismiss the lead, but he told FOX 29 that investigators coordinated with lottery officials and found no record of Decero winning.
