Profile

Name: Victor Manuel Rodas (Jose Manuel Medrano, Hector Ascencio, Victor Manuel Rodriguez)
Aliases: Jose Manuel Medrano, Hector Ascencio, Victor Manuel Rodriguez
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Age Now: 48
Height: 5'8\"
Weight: 185 lbs
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black\rMay have mustache or goatee
Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Wanted for: Murder, Elizabeth, NJ; Oct 14, 2001

Locations

Last seen: Elizabeth, NJ
Possible location: Houston/Pasedena, TX Massachusetts Delaware
Last known: Unkown

Traits

Known to always carry a knife or blade
Cops say he is possibly an alcoholic
Has worked as a day laborer on construction sites and factories
May be using aliases

Case Story

Cops: Man Murders Housemate With Machete

Cops in Elizabeth, New Jersey say Victor Rodas had been drinking most of the day on October 14, 2001, when he ran out of alcohol. That's when police say he approached another resident of the group home he lived in, Juan Ramirez, and asked to borrow some money so he could buy more to drink. When Juan refused to give Rodas the money, cops say Rodas pulled out a machete and viciously attacked Juan. Juan died before the ambulance arrived. After the attack, detectives say Rodas persuaded two acquaintances to drive him to a Greyhound bus terminal in Delaware. They say there are no records to show that Rodas ever got on a bus. Rodas hasn't been seen or heard from since.