The man convicted in the 1999 murder of a Bronx teenager was finally sentenced Thursday.
A judge sentenced 54-year-old Joseph Martinez, also known as “Jupiter Joe,” to 25 years to life in prison for murdering 13-year-old Minerliz Soriano.
“This was a girl who had a bright future, and it was stolen,” the judge said.
Arrest of “Jupiter Joe”
In 1999, Soriano’s body was found in a dumpster behind a Bronx video store. Prosecutors said she had been sexually abused and strangled…