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Boyfriend Arrested for First-Degree Murder After 24-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Fayetteville Apartment

Julian Ray Goode has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged killing of 24-year-old Jakaira Ortiz.

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Julian Ray Goode, accused of first-degree murder, faces charges related to the tragic death of 24-year-old Jakaira Ortiz in Fayetteville.

Ortiz was found dead, Saturday, January 4, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, inside an apartment at Lake in the Pines Apartments.

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Lake in the Pines Apartments, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the scene where 24-year-old Jakaira Ortiz was found dead on January 4, 2024.

Social media reports suggested that Ortiz was allegedly last seen with a man named Julian Goode, who she had allegedly been in a relationship with, and was reportedly last seen with Julian on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2024.





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Julian Goode, the man reportedly last seen with missing 24-year-old Jakaira Ortiz on New Year’s Eve, before she was found dead Saturday, Jan. 4.

On Monday, January 13, Goode was arrested and booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center at approximately 1:15 a.m. without bond. He is expected to make a court appearance on Monday afternoon, according to court documents.

Around 8:42 a.m. Saturday morning, Jan. 4, Fayetteville Police Department responded to an apartment along the 900 block of Tamarack Drive in reference to a reported missing person. Upon arrival, officers found Ortiz suffering from fatal injuries, and she was pronounced dead on the scene.

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Jakaira Ortiz, a 24-year-old woman from North Carolina, was tragically found dead in a Fayetteville apartment on January 4, 2024, after being reported missing. Last seen with her alleged partner Julian Goode, her death has led to a homicide investigation.

The investigation is still ongoing.




2 thoughts on “Boyfriend Arrested for First-Degree Murder After 24-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Fayetteville Apartment”

  1. Unbelievable all the stuff on social media and the police can find this asshole,p.o.s he did it….investigate the people defending him as well good lord people on the streets will find him 1st are the police lookin from NC to DE?

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