A horrifying triple murder case in Pennsylvania has come to a chilling end after a man admitted to killing an entire family — including a 1-year-old child.
Jose Luis Rodriguez has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors say the killings were not only brutal, but carefully planned.
The victims were 31-year-old Junior Cabrera-Colon, his wife Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo, and their baby son, Jeyden.
The case first came to light in September 2025 when Cabrera-Colon was found shot to death on the side of a road in Reading, Pennsylvania. As police dug deeper, they realized something even more disturbing — his wife and child had vanished the day before.
About a week later, investigators made a grim discovery. Peguero-Mancebo’s body was found in a wooded area roughly seven miles away. Not far from her, in a marshy area, authorities found the couple’s 1-year-old son.
Prosecutors say Rodriguez later confessed to all three killings — and the details are chilling.
According to court testimony, he picked up the mother and child on September 12, then shot Peguero-Mancebo in the head before drowning the toddler in a nearby marsh. Later that same night, he tracked down Cabrera-Colon and shot him as well.
Investigators say Rodriguez claimed he had some kind of relationship with the mother and carried out the killings over financial disputes and because she refused to leave her husband.
“This was premeditated,” prosecutors said in court, emphasizing that each killing was carried out with clear intent.
The heartbreak didn’t end there.
Family members revealed that Rodriguez had actually contacted relatives after the murders, pretending to be concerned and offering help — all while hiding the truth.
“Everyone thought he was helping us… until we found out it was him,” a relative said.
The couple leaves behind three other children, now forced to grow up without their parents and baby brother.
For the family, the sentencing brings some closure — but not relief.
“It’s not a relief, but the closing of a chapter,” a relative said.