Crime

Police arrest man on suspicion of murder in death of woman found under Fort Worth bridge

Janeecia Mason was found dead under a bridge in Fort Worth on March 23, 2023.
Janeecia Mason was found dead under a bridge in Fort Worth on March 23, 2023. Fort Worth police

Homicide detectives on Thursday arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of a woman whose body was found last week under a bridge in Fort Worth.

Joseph Aparicio, 29, was booked on suspicion of murder in the death of Janeecia Mason, 19. Mason was discovered dead about 9 a.m. on March 23 under a bridge at 350 Precinct Line Road, Fort Worth police said.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released the cause of Mason’s death.

Police have not released an account or date of the killing, information on the location where they allege it occurred or described what they allege motivated Aparicio.

Mason’s sister wrote on March 20 in a Facebook post that Mason, who was known as Nene, was missing and was last seen getting into a vehicle on March 17 in the Dallas area.

This story was originally published March 30, 2023 at 5:06 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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