DoorDash driver’s body found stuffed in trunk of Tesla off California highway

A missing California DoorDash driver was found dead inside the trunk of a Tesla abandoned on the side of a highway as investigators begin investigating the chilling case as a homicide. Javier Becerril, 42, of Hollister, was positively identified Tuesday after his body was discovered last Thursday inside the Tesla off Highway 152 near the San Luis Reservoir, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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A missing California DoorDash driver was found dead inside the trunk of a Tesla abandoned on the side of a highway as investigators begin investigating the chilling case as a homicide. Javier Becerril, 42, of Hollister, was positively identified Tuesday after his body was discovered last Thursday inside the Tesla off Highway 152 near the San Luis Reservoir, according to the California Highway Patrol. Becerril had been reported missing by his family before the grim discovery. CHP investigators said suspicious circumstances surrounding the case led detectives to classify the death as a homicide.
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- A missing California DoorDash driver was found dead inside the trunk of a Tesla abandoned on the side of a highway as investigators begin investigating the chilling case as a homicide. Javier Becerril, 42, of Hollister, was positively identified Tuesday after his body was discovered last Thursday inside the Tesla off Highway 152 near the San Luis Reservoir, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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