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Alerce John Doe was a man who was found murdered in Alerce, Llanquihe Province, Chile. His body was discovered following a fire that burned down the abandoned home, concealing his body. He is reported to have been stabbed in the neck and died before the fire was started.
Case[]
On 11 July 2019, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire at the corner of the O'Higgins and Pedro de Valdivia streets in Alerce, Chile, at 6:30 am. On arrival, firefighters were informed by two men leaving the scene that someone was inside the burning building. After the fire had been extinguished, firefighters came across the charred body of a man amongst the rubble. Upon police investigation, it was found that the decedent had died before the fire and was stabbed in the neck. His case was quickly ruled a homicide.
Following the man's autopsy, police contacted the owner of the building's son to confirm that the body wasn't him or his father that had been found. The son reported that both he and his father were alive and that his father had been living in a foster home. Police then questioned residents of the homes surrounding the scene. However, no one recognized the man. It is unknown if the two men the firefighters encountered before extinguishing the blaze were ever identified and contacted. It was reported that the decedent was going to be tested for smoke inhalation, but no further details about the case have been released since 2019.
Sources[]
- Soy Chile:
- Article #1 (12/07/2019) (Spanish)
- Article #2 (12/07/2019) (Spanish)
- Cooperativa (Spanish)
- El Repuertero (Spanish)