Crime & Safety
Name Of Burned Body Victim In Car Released By Investigators
The St. Petersburg Police Department said it discovered the name of a victim whose body was found in the trunk of a burned car.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The body found burned in a car on Monday at the Skyway Trail has been identified as 55-year-old Jesus Manuel Tavarez-Soto, said the St. Petersburg Police Department.
The victim was identified through dental records, said investigators.
The burned vehicle was a 2014 black Nissan Sentra and registered to the victim, according to detectives.
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A cyclist discovered the burned car at 6 a.m. on Monday on the Skyway Trail near the Twin Brooks Golf Course, police said.
St. Petersburg Police Department and the Gulfport Police Department is investigating the case as a joint investigation.
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If anyone has any information on this case, contact Gulfport Police Department at 727-582-6177 or email mpalmisano@mygulfport.us.
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