Joe Saenz spent much of his time with his cousins at the Pico-Aliso housing projects.
10 Facts About Joe Saenz
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Joe Saenz attended high school in Los Angeles Unified School District, but dropped out.
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Joe Saenz, known by his nickname "Smiley" and fellow Cuatro Flats gang member Juan Pena allegedly lured two rival East Los Angeles Trece gang members with a drug deal.
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Joe Saenz allegedly shot and killed the unarmed men, Josue Hernandez and Leonardo Ponce execution-style in front of 210 North Clarence Street in the Aliso Village area of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles on July 25,1998.
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Joe Saenz later claimed that she complied because Saenz said he and Hernandez were trying to reconcile.
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Joe Saenz died of childhood leukemia at the California Youth Authority in 2001.
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Joe Saenz was filmed on a home surveillance system arriving at Torres' house, chasing him out of his front door and then shooting Torres four times in the head, possibly due to lost money.
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Additionally, Joe Saenz is a suspect in a homicide that happened in early 1997.
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Joe Saenz was added to the list of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives on October 19,2009, replacing another Los Angeles gang member Emigdio Preciado, Jr.
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Joe Saenz had been considered armed and extremely dangerous, and had "vowed to kill police officers if they try to arrest him" in 1998.