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Andrew Michael Barela

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jan 26, 2016

Victim Details

Andrew Michael Barela

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2016-01-26

2016-01-26

yes

$1,000

28

Andrew Michael

Barela

07/04/2026


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Late in the evening on January 26, 2016, Andrew Michael Barela left his Phoenix neighborhood for what was supposed to be a short walk and never made it back home. Andrew Michael Barela, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, lived in Phoenix, Arizona and was remembered by loved ones as a devoted partner and father whose loss left a deep void in his family’s life.

According to investigators, he left his home near 45th Avenue and Camelback Road shortly before 10 p.m., walking south along North 45t ...
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