FBI says trucker found dead after suspected hijacking as key details remain unclear

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A commercialized motortruck operator who vanished during a suspected hijacking portion transporting vehicles has been recovered dormant successful a coastal country of Georgia, the FBI announced Wednesday.

Alejandro Jacomino González, 41, was past seen live successful the aboriginal greeting hours of April 17 astatine a remainder country on Interstate 95 southbound successful Brevard County, Florida.

The probe took a suspicious crook aboriginal that time erstwhile his motortruck was located astir 300 miles distant successful Port Wentworth, Georgia.

"Since the motortruck was found, 3 of the vehicles person been recovered successful Florida. Others stay missing…," officials said.

Alejandro Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez was transporting respective vehicles from Georgia to Florida erstwhile helium disappeared connected April 16, the FBI said. (FBI)

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Federal investigators said González had picked up aggregate vehicles from the Port of Brunswick and was headed toward Miami for delivery.

GPS information showed the motortruck leaving the remainder area, continuing southbound briefly, past reversing people and heading north.

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Authorities said González became unreachable soon afterward.

Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez

Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez is simply a commercialized motortruck operator who disappeared nether "suspicious" circumstances, according to the FBI. (FBI)

In the days that followed, the FBI asked the nationalist for surveillance video, photos and witnesser accounts from anyone who whitethorn person been astatine oregon adjacent the Grant-Valkaria remainder country betwixt 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. connected April 17.

The bureau described González, who was primitively from Cuba, arsenic having "a afloat sleeve tattoo connected his near arm, a tattoo connected his little close arm, and a tattoo of the connection ‘Elisia' connected his close forearm."

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The FBI announced Alejandro Jacomino González was recovered dormant successful Georgia arsenic enigma swirls astir what happened to him. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

González's cousin, Juan Carlos Forcade, told NBC6 that the FBI called González's woman connected Tuesday, and told her that her husband's assemblage was recovered successful Georgia.

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The FBI aboriginal confirmed that a assemblage recovered successful a coastal country of the authorities was confirmed to beryllium González. More details astir however helium died were not instantly known.

Both the FBI Field Offices successful Atlanta and Tampa are investigating Gonzalez's death. Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the FBI's extremity enactment astatine 1-800-225-5324 (1-800-CALL-FBI). Tips tin besides beryllium submitted online.

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