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Who is Jose Marin Soriano? Hunt on for Texas man as cops find woman chained to bed, another dead in burning car

The woman who was chained by the ankles with a rope tied around her neck inside the house managed to alert the cops

LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS: The police are on the lookout for a man after a woman was found dead inside a burning car and another woman was found chained up inside a house closeby.

On Saturday evening, September 19, it was revealed that investigators are looking for Jose Marin Soriano after the discoveries in Liberty County, Texas. As per Click2Houston, law enforcement officials revealed that a 'frantic' 911 call from a woman who claimed she was chained to a bed while her friend was killed in a car outside the house located in Rancho San Vicente subdivision in north Liberty County. 

The police had responded to the call only to find a woman dead inside a burned car from the residence where the call had come from. Deputies revealed that they found the woman who had made the call chained by the ankles with a rope tied around her neck inside the house. 

As per a local publication, both women had worked as cleaners for Soriano who is 59 years old. Deputies shared that Soriano had some revealing pictures of the woman who died in his possession and had told the victim that he would delete the pictures if she met with him at his home.

When the women arrived at his house, Soriano pulled a gun on them and sexually assaulted the woman who had managed to call 911. The other woman had attempted to escape in her car but the car crashed into the woods across the street and caught fire. 

According to investigators, a bullet had been found on the dead woman when she was examined. The police say that Soriano had then fled the scene in a gray Ford pickup truck and he is "armed and could be dangerous." The police say that Soriano had left his cellphone behind when he tried to chase the woman in the vehicle. 

The woman who was chained up in the house used the phone to call for help. The victim who died has not yet been identified as the victim's family is still being contacted. Investigators revealed how the other victim was taken to a hospital to be checked out. 

Many social media users took to commenting on the news in shock and disgust on Facebook. One such user shared, "This guy is sick. I wonder if these two ladies where his first victims? I pray they find him soon." Another user commented and wrote, "A lot of evil things happen behind closed doors!" "Quarantine has these people going cray cray these days," commented yet another social media user. Yet another had taken to Facebook and written, "Sick people in the world." Another social media user took to Twitter to comment on the disturbing news: "Why don't these freaks pay a hooker or jerk off to porno. And if it's control I'm sure he can find a fantasy prostitute. Idk."

If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, please call the sheriff's office at 936-336-4500 or the local Crime Stoppers office at 1-800-392-STOP (7867).