Case Profiles #90
Jorge Osorio-Caballero
32-year-old Jorge Osorio-Caballero had lived in America for 20 years after he immigrated from Mexico. Described as a caring, hard-working man, Jorge was self-employed as a construction worker and sent money back to his family every single week. When he wasn’t working, Jorge was playing soccer, riding his motorcycle, or spending time with his loved ones. On January 16th, 2021, Jorge called his girlfriend, Deysi Santizo Bravo, and told her that he was meeting a friend at the Mexican restaurant Mariscos El Pescador, and then he was going to swing by and pick her up.
At roughly 8:30 p.m., police were alerted via the ShotSpotter system that gunshots had been fired at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Lloyd Street. When they arrived, they found a car crashed into the side of a commercial building, and inside was Jorge. He had unfortunately been shot. He was rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. According to investigators and Deysi’s story, it seems like Jorge was only in the Mexican restaurant for roughly 10 minutes before he left, and after he got into his car, he was shot at. Despite being at a public intersection, there have been no witnesses to come forward with any information. If you or anyone you know has information on the murder of Jorge Osorio-Caballero, please call the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304.
Sylvia Baker
28-year-old Sylvia Baker was a single mom to two kids, her 8-year-old son Kelsey and her 2-year-old daughter Alena. Sylvia worked two jobs and was also taking both sociology and design classes through Greater Hartford Community College. She was incredibly hardworking and devoted to her children. On the evening of July 17th, 1982, Sylvia told her son Kelsey she was going to quickly run outside to take the trash out. Kelsey was watching TV and little Alena was already asleep. After some time had passed, Kelsey looked out of the window of their Hartford, Connecticut apartment on Sisson Avenue and was able to see his mom outside talking to some neighbors. Kelsey then went back to the couch to watch TV and fell asleep. When he woke up, he realized his mom hadn’t come back. According to neighbors, Sylvia had walked up to a blue van that had pulled over so the people inside (a mix of both men and women) could talk to her, and she got inside the van that then drove off.
The next evening, a group of children were playing in nearby Keney Park in Hartford when they saw the body of a young woman in a nearby pond. She was naked, and torn pieces of fabric, which were later identified as ripped pieces from the pants Sylvia was last seen wearing, were used to bind her wrists and ankles. The fabric was also tied over her eyes like a blindfold. The woman was identified as 28-year-old Sylvia Baker, and it was determined that she had been strangled. The park was two miles from her apartment, and it is not clear how she got there as she would not have intentionally left her small children alone for longer than a few minutes. During the investigation of the crime scene itself, police found a men’s wallet near a path leading to the pond. When police located the man based on identification inside of the wallet, he claimed he heard rumors of a body in the pond and went down to check it out. This man was never further questioned, but while reexamining Sylvia’s case it seems this lead is promising per Hartford Detective Andrew Jacobson.
Sylvia’s daughter Alena stated, “I just put trust that if this person is caught or not, I know that they are gonna pay a price in some way, shape or form. I don’t know what this person’s life is like now. They could be living horribly. They could be sick, they could be in pain. They could be dead. It isn’t a big thing for me to have this person prosecuted and put in jail. If it happens, great. If it doesn’t happen, I know that something is happening. I know that somebody just cannot get away with things like this either on Earth or not. I know that there is a penalty for everything you do. I am at peace with it.” Anyone with any information on the murder of Sylvia Baker is asked to please call the Connecticut Cold Case Unit at 1-866-623-8058 or by emailing cold.case@ct.gov.
Image sources:
gunmemorial.com - “Jose Osorio-Caballero, age 32”
portal.ct.gov - “Connecticut Cold Case 5th Edition Cards”