Schaumburg Murder Suspect Sought

Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in locating a former Hanover Park man who is wanted for the May 2001 beating death of a neighbor.

JOSE CAMACHO, age 41, whose last known address was 2335 Glendale Terrace in Hanover Park, Illinois has been the subject of a nationwide manhunt coordinated by the Chicago FBI since June of 2001, when he was charged by a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago with one count of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (UFAP), which is a felony offense.

According to the complaint, CAMACHO was charged by local authorities in Schaumburg, Illinois with First Degree Murder for the May 25, 2001 beating, stabbing and drowning death of a then 28-year old neighbor, Flavio Venancio, whom CAMACHO had met and befriended, earlier that day. Venancio’s lifeless body was found floating face down in a retention pond near the Schaumburg Metra station by a work crew spraying for mosquitoes.

Subsequent investigation by the Schaumburg Police Department (SPD) identified CAMACHO as the killer, citing an alcohol induced argument as the motive for the killing. However, CAMACHO was never located and it is believed that he fled the state, shortly after the murder.

CAMACHO, who is also known as Homero Alvarez Salgado, is described as a Hispanic/male, 41 years of age, 5’ 8” tall, medium build, with black hair and brown eyes. CAMACHO has a tattoo that says “Veronica solo tu un anhelo” on his left inner arm. He is believed to have relatives in and around the Anaheim, California area. CAMACHO has no known prior criminal record, but given the nature of the crime, he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone recognizing CAMACHO or having any information about his current whereabouts is asked to call either the Chicago FBI at (312) 421-6700 or any law enforcement agency.

The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.