Central Florida man accused of murdering 2 people with hammer faces judge

Man who murdered two people this weekend appears before a judge.

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Orange County deputies believe 29-year-old Jose Cantarero murdered two people with a hammer.

Cantarero appeared before a judge on Monday afternoon.

He is being held on no bond, facing two charges of first-degree murder.

The suspect’s brother is the one who called law enforcement.

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Investigators said Cantarero was a suspect for the murders at a home on Tucker Avenue near Colonial Drive and Semoran Boulevard.

Deputies arrested Cantarero after he came back to the house where the bodies were found.

People who live in the property attached to the home told Channel Nine they knew the suspect because he had slept on their floor one night and was doing construction work on the property.

Frances Stoltz and Robert Diaz have lived in the neighborhood for decades.

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