Irondequoit quadruple murder suspect pleads not guilty in court Thursday

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Julio Pimentel Soriano, one of the men accused of killing an Irondequoit family of four, was in court Thursday.

Soriano and his brother, still at large, are accused of murdering Fraime Ubaldo, Marangely Moreno-Santiago and their two young children aged just two and four. They were found dead Aug. 31 in their burning home on Knapp Avenue.

It was the first time we saw Soriano in person, he entered the courtroom wearing a striped jumpsuit and used a Spanish interpreter to answer some very basic questions to confirm his identity. He remained stoic throughout the hearing, never turning to look at anyone in the kitchen.

Soriano has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first- and second-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary and arson. While prosecutors turned over the evidence they had against him to his defense attorney on Thursday, it was on the condition that some information not be shared directly with the suspect.

“We want to make sure that any witness who participated in the process does everything we can to prevent them from being harassed,” said Perry Duckles, first assistant district attorney.

Investigators believe Soriano and his brother stabbed and murdered the family in their home along Knapp Avenue, then set the house on fire.

“The indictment alleges that Luis Soriano, the other individual, is equally guilty of the crimes alleged,” Duckles said.

When asked if authorities were still looking for Luis Soriano, Duckles said, “I know authorities and our law enforcement partners are looking for him right now.” In fact, I hope to have an update on his potential whereabouts later today.

Asked for a motive, Duckles replied: “I think the No. 1 question on everyone’s mind who is looking at this case is, ‘Why?’ Are you ready to talk about a motive at this point? No, only because, as you know, after doing this for a while, motive is not something we have to prove in a criminal court anyway. We certainly look at motive and motive can be good evidence if there is a gift to give to a jury or a fact finder we can continue to look and examine from every possible angle why this could have happened. occur.

Soriano is due back in Monroe County Court on Oct. 17. We will of course continue to monitor any developments in the case.

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