Edgar Josué Chiche Martínez was murdered and dumped on the side of Pope Park Highway in Hartford wrapped in a blanket.

The family of a teen whose body was found wrapped in a comforter along a Connecticut highway say the men charged in his death are his cousins. WVIT's Amanda Pitts reports.

Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old in Connecticut whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on a highway, as family say the suspects are the victim’s cousins.

The two people charged in the murder of an 18-year-old in Hartford last week are the victim’s cousins, the family tells NBC Connecticut. Edgar Josué Chiche Martínez was just days away from his 19th birthday when his body was found wrapped in a comforter on Pope Park Highway in Hartford.

The cousins of a Connecticut teenager whose body was found wrapped in a comforter on the side of the highway have been charged following his death, PEOPLE can confirm. On Saturday, Nov. 9 at around 7:09 a.

A slain Connecticut teen whose body was found wrapped up in his bed comforter earlier this month was murdered by his cousins, family members said.