Bucks County Detectives Make Arrest In 2013 Cold Case Murder And Rape

HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A Philadelphia man was arrested on Wednesday for the murder of Joseph Canazaro and the rape of his fiancee during a 2013 home invasion in Hilltown Township.

Thomas Delgado, 50, was taken into custody by detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Hilltown Township Police Department and was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Maggie Snow who sent him to the Bucks County Correctional Facility without bail.

Bucks County and Hilltown Detectives were able to identify Delgado as one of the two men who broke into Canazaro’s home. He is charged with criminal homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, and related offenses.

During the brutal home invasion robbery, police say the men tied up Canazaro, his fiancee, and his juvenile son and ransacked the home, taking guns, money, jewelry, and other items. While inside the home, the female was sexually assaulted.

The woman and the boy managed to escape, and she called 911.

When police arrived, they found Canazaro, 48, dead inside the garage. An autopsy concluded the cause of death was multiple stab wounds, and the manner of death was homicide.

Joseph Canazaro, 48, was murdered in his Hilltown Township home in 2013.

Police say the robbers took Canazaro's home in his truck, which was later recovered at the Quakertown Plaza Shopping Center.

A forensic examination of evidence recovered from the crime scene and Canazaro’s stolen truck revealed a match for Delgado.

“It would be wrong to call this a cold case. These detectives have spent more than a decade seeking justice for these victims,” District Attorney Jen Schorn said. “Like they always do, detectives never
relented in the pursuit for justice, and now, we are able to announce an arrest.

“We are continuing to investigate this murder and are asking for the public’s help for information,” she said.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354 or the Hilltown Township Police Department at 215-435-6011. Tips can also be left at www.bucksda.org.