Norristown man sentenced to 20+ years in murder of man found in trash can

A man will spend more than 20 years in state prison after he admitted to killing a man whose body was found in a trash can in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in November 2025.

On Friday, May 8, Felix Santos-Colon Jr., 46, was sentenced to 22.5 to 45 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering 44-year-old Oscar Traviezo-Tercero.

According to officials, on Nov. 10, 2025, a man who was near the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown noticed a foul smell coming from a trash can in a wooded area. The man opened the trash can and saw what he thought was a human leg. He then called 911…

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