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Bronx astronomer Joseph Martinez, known by the name "Jupiter Joe," was found guilty of the 1999 murder of 13-year-old Minerliz "Minnie" Soriano

Martinez, who lived in the same apartment building as Soriano, offered adults and children free astronomy lessons about the planets and stars

Soriano "dreamed of one day becoming an astronaut,” her best friend Kimberly Ortiz previously told PEOPLE

A Bronx astronomer, known by the name " Jupiter Joe ," was recently found guilty of the 1999 murder of a 13-year-old girl, who had dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Joseph Martinez, convicted on Friday, Nov. 14, was linked to the killing of Minerliz “Minnie” Soriano through DNA evidence.

According to a Bronx District Attorney's Office press release , Martinez, who offered adults an

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