October 24, 2022 – By Madison Miguel This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class. “I’m going to be somebody big, and buy you a house,” young Jose Centeno Jr. told his mother more than two decades ago. That dream never became a reality, when Jose was murdered at 18 years old. His case still Unsolved. On February 22, 2003, Jose was walking home from a local grocery store in Reading, Pennsylvania with his friend Damien McMullen, a man who later married Jose’s sister. It was supposed to be a random store trip, according to Jose’s sister, Madeline McMullen. On their way back, Jose and Damien were shot at by three hooded men. The young men headed for safety in a neighbor’s house. The burning in Damien’s leg was not a fatal injury, but the bullet on the left side of Jose’s chest was. The friends called Jose’s mother, Maria, and Madeline. Then, Madeline started running.... Read More