San Francisco police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a gay immigrant whose body was discovered last month burned beyond recognition.
Freddy Roberto Canul-Arguello
David M. Diaz, 22, is being held on homicide and arson charges in the June 10 slaying of Freddy Roberto Canul-Arguello.
Canul-Arguello’s body was discovered by San Francisco firefighters responding to a reported brush fire incident in Buena Vista Park in the city’s famed Haight district — they found his partially burned body in an nearby dumpster.
Police said they believe Canul-Arguello had been killed prior to his body being burned.
Canul-Arguello’s friends and his grieving family are wondering if Freddy’s openness about his sexuality may have triggered the killing.
One friend, Javier Perez, 29, who described himself as Freddy’s best friend, said that Freddy had two passions, cooking which was his profession and dancing in drag.
Canul-Arguello had moved to San Francisco with his brother Ivan four years ago from their native Mexico.
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This is so sad. I will never understand how people become so hate filled.
To the six or however many people people will “Like” this. You are all sick people that are truly ignorant.
I think people are liking this because they made an arrest. I certainly am glad that they made an arrest.
Wtf is wrong with people!!!??
This is not cool. Why the hell did this even happen? I’m glad the guy got arresting.
No fair, but sadly life isn’t. People are so sick nowadays. We send our prayers to you. =( <3
Fuck the guy who killed a gay man, if that where to have been my partner then he’d have to watch his ass, cause i’d beat him.
Oh my God….why?
OMG, is that his whole name, geesh. Does CA have the death penalty? I sure hope so. Hate crime. I have no regard for people like that. It sickens me.
No one deseves to walk free after murder and I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest degree. Let the criminal who harmed this person be punished.
prayers to Freddy’s family and friends so sad
I live in the bay area and frequent San Francisco yet I never heard about this!!! California does have the death penalty but they don’t utilize it like Texas does unfortunately. 700+ people sit on death row and they rarely execute people SMH!!! It’s annoying!!
I’m waiting for him to claim gay panic.
animals. rip-freddy
LGBTQ please keep us updated on this case?
Unbelievable that this is still happening to the LGBTQ community, and in San Francisco!! The only justice is to do the same thing to the guilty person!!
The Lord loves his Gay kids the most,
cause me make him smile often and even giggle sometimes.
So very sad and troubling indeed about these precious lives being cut short.
Ignorant people and those in a hyper-macho community bread this hate in addition to churches, having truly spiritually dead ministers who do not understand The Word of God at all.
God save us from your followers!