Natural Selection
2023-12-06 09:37:42 UTC
They put a sick animal out of its misery.
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Three men have been arrested and charged with first-degree
premeditated murder in the death of gay man Bernardo Pantaleon,
whose mutilated body was found November 26 in a park in Phoenix.
Jose Rodriguez, 20, Leonardo Santiago, 21, and Manuel Carrasco-
Calderon, also 21, were arrested Sunday, The Arizona Republic
reports. Each is charged with one murder count, plus crimes against
the dead and assisting a street gang, according to the paper. The
suspects have all confessed to killing Pantaleon, the Republic
reports.
Pantaleonâs body was discovered by a passerby at Phoenixâs Mountain
View Park, the local CBS affiliate reports. He had been shot
multiple times as well as beaten, and his body had been mutilated,
with wounds to his head, neck, and torso, his family told the
station. He was naked when found, his relatives said. Photos of his
brutalized body were sent to them, and at least one was posted to
Instagram, they said. Social media accounts led police to the
suspects, the station reports.
Pantaleonâs relatives said they believe he was targeted for being
gay. After his death, there were posts on social media cheering the
crime and saying homosexuality wasnât allowed in certain parts of
Phoenix, the CBS affiliate reports.
Arizonaâs hate-crimes law covers crimes motivated by a victimâs
sexual orientation or gender identity, but it doesnât provide for a
separate hate-crime charge, an earlier Republic article notes.
Instead, if a judge or jury finds a crime was motivated by bias, it
can result in enhancement of the sentence.
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Three men have been arrested and charged with first-degree
premeditated murder in the death of gay man Bernardo Pantaleon,
whose mutilated body was found November 26 in a park in Phoenix.
Jose Rodriguez, 20, Leonardo Santiago, 21, and Manuel Carrasco-
Calderon, also 21, were arrested Sunday, The Arizona Republic
reports. Each is charged with one murder count, plus crimes against
the dead and assisting a street gang, according to the paper. The
suspects have all confessed to killing Pantaleon, the Republic
reports.
Pantaleonâs body was discovered by a passerby at Phoenixâs Mountain
View Park, the local CBS affiliate reports. He had been shot
multiple times as well as beaten, and his body had been mutilated,
with wounds to his head, neck, and torso, his family told the
station. He was naked when found, his relatives said. Photos of his
brutalized body were sent to them, and at least one was posted to
Instagram, they said. Social media accounts led police to the
suspects, the station reports.
Pantaleonâs relatives said they believe he was targeted for being
gay. After his death, there were posts on social media cheering the
crime and saying homosexuality wasnât allowed in certain parts of
Phoenix, the CBS affiliate reports.
Arizonaâs hate-crimes law covers crimes motivated by a victimâs
sexual orientation or gender identity, but it doesnât provide for a
separate hate-crime charge, an earlier Republic article notes.
Instead, if a judge or jury finds a crime was motivated by bias, it
can result in enhancement of the sentence.
https://news.yahoo.com/3-arrested-murder-mutilation-arizona-
164840976.html