What Happened on Jonathan Garcia-Valladares’ Final Jog?

On the morning of November 7, 2010, 13-year-old Jonathan Garcia-Valladares left his family’s home in Phoenix, Arizona, for a jog through the Camelback East Village neighborhood. Jonathan had recently joined his middle school’s football team and wanted to get in shape. He was an A student, a chess player, a choir member, and an aspiring surgeon preparing to finish eighth grade. But Jonathan never made it home. Neighbors were awakened by multiple gunshots. Minutes later, Jonathan was found in the street, just a short distance from his house. He had been shot four times. More than 15 years later, his murder remains unsolved, but evidence preserved from Jonathan’s clothing could finally provide investigators with the lead they’ve been waiting for. In this episode of The Deck, Ashley Flowers investigates the unsolved murder of Jonathan Garcia-Valladares and the new forensic testing that could finally reveal who was with him during his final moments. You’ll hear about Jonathan Garcia-Valladares’ final run on November 7, 2010, the 911 calls and witness accounts from the Phoenix, Arizona neighborhood where he was found, what investigators learned from the six shell casings recovered at the crime scene, why Jonathan’s pockets became a critical piece of evidence, the unidentified DNA profile investigators hope modern technology can finally isolate, and why Phoenix Police Detective Dominick Roestenberg remains optimistic this 2010 cold case can still be solved. This investigation also explores whether Jonathan may have been the victim of an attempted robbery, the witnesses who reported hearing voices and a vehicle speeding away after the gunfire, the challenges investigators faced with no surveillance video, phone data, or known motive, advances in DNA technology that weren’t available when Jonathan was killed, and the renewed forensic testing underway on evidence preserved for more than a decade. Jonathan’s classmates later left a seat empty for Jonathan at their eighth-grade graduation. Today, investigators hope the evidence left behind in 2010 can finally identify the person responsible. If you know anything about the murder of Jonathan Garcia Valladares in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 7th, 2010, it’s time to come forward. You can contact Detective Roestenberg or anyone at the Phoenix Police Department during the day at 602-495-5883 and at night, you can call 602-262-6141. You can remain anonymous by contacting the Silent Witness program at 480-948-6377 or toll free at 1-800-343-TIPS (8477). Check out these other great crime channels: ‪@annieelise‬ Wedding Turned Deadly | The Heartbreaking Case of Samantha Miller and Jamie Komoroski    • Wedding Turned Deadly | The Heartbreaking ...   ‪@kallmekris‬ Interview With Netflix's "Abducted In Plain Sight" Survivor | Jan Broberg    • Interview With Twice Kidnapped Survivor Ja...   ‪@KendallRae‬ Young Mom’s Murder Exposes Corrupt Investigator: What Happened To Heather Bogle?    • Young Mom’s Murder Exposes Corrupt Investi...   ‪@bellafiori‬ The Case of Faith Hedgepeth    • The Case of Faith Hedgepeth