Francis Decero: Latest News

PHILADELPHIA - A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of Francis "Frankie" Decero, a Philadelphia man whose body was found shot, stabbed and burned in May, police say.Joseph Rodriguez, 22, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Decero, who was reported missing from his home on April 26. Surveillance video obtained by FOX 29 shows him double-parking his Jeep near the intersection of 13th and Biglore Streets before he gets into another car that drove off. Decero’s Jeep was located somewhere different with no gas, and he was nowhere to be found. 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. Police told FOX 29’s Kelly Rule that they were investigating if Decero was tortured because his body was found shot, stabbed, beaten and burned. Investigators originally followed a lead that Decero might have been targeted over recent lottery winnings, according to a source.

PHILADELPHIA - New details have emerged in the death and disappearance of Francis ‘Frankie’ Decero as Philadelphia police continue to investigate. Decero, 25, had been reported missing from his home on Apr. 26.

Francis Decero, 25 (Philadelphia Police Department)PHILADELPHIA - Police say they are investigating a homicide after the body of a missing man was found in South Philadelphia on Wednesday. Francis Decero, 25, had been reported missing after he was last seen at his home on Apr. 26, 2022 just before midnight.