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Jorge Anacleto
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Cicero
State: Illinois
County: Cook County
Date of birth: December 12, 1986
Date of death: January 25, 2007
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Cause of death: Gun Firearm
Anniversary month: January
LEA: Cicero Police Department, Cicero, Illinois
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January 24, 2022 | By Darby Emery This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class. Jorge Anacleto was industrious and persistent, taking advantage of each day with the intention of building his future. He was a certified nurse, a Spanish interpreter for courts and hospitals, and a psychology student at Northwestern University in Chicago. On January 24, 2007, Jorge came home from work. He was working on his car behind his Cicero, Illinois home when shots rang out. Police believe the shooting was possibly gang-related. Jorge Anacleto was just 20 years old, leaving behind a two-year-old daughter. Growing up, Jorge loved watching crime movies, playing basketball, and cheering on the Cubs. He was so personable. Jorge could walk into a room full of strangers and leave with brand new friends. “He was so cheerful, and happy, and just excited about life and where it was going to take him,” Jorge’s cousin Janet Anacleto recalled. When he... Read More
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