Suspect admits to shooting missing Berks County mom, throwing 1-year-old son into marsh: DA

The Brief

  • Jose Luis Rodriguez, 61, admitted to killing a mother and her son who were reported missing in Berks County.
  • Rodriguez previously confessed to shooting and killing 31-year-old Junior Cabrera-Colon and leaving his body on the roadside.
  • Investigators say he later confessed to shooting Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo and throwing her 1-year-old son into a marsh where he died.

PHILADELPHIA Prosecutors in Berks County shared disturbing new details Monday in the disappearance and deaths of a young mother and her 1-year-old son.

What we know:

The investigation began on Sept. 13, when officers found the body of 31-year-old Junior Cabrera-Colon in the brush along River Road near Baer Park.

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