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Eleazar Barrera, aged 21, was found dead on April 26, 2009, in Houston, Texas. The investigation initially yielded little information, and the case went cold for several years. However, in 2021, the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division Cold Case Squad revisited the case and conducted further analysis of DNA evidence. This led to the identification of Jorge Trevino Cardenas, whose DNA matched the samples found at the crime scene.
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Eleazar Barrera
March 28, 2022
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Houston
TX
2009-04-26
21
Eleazar
Barrera
Yes
11/14/2025
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