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Ron Barman

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Dec 27, 1989

Victim Details

Ron Bar

Male

Phoenix

AZ

1989-12-27

46

Ron

Barman

07/12/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 27, 1989, a robbery at a Short Stop convenience store at 48th Street and Broadway in Phoenix, Arizona, turned deadly. Ron Barman, a 46-year-old male store clerk, was shot and killed during the commission of the crime. A second victim, 61-year-old security guard Richard Butts, also lost his life in the violent encounter. The assailant managed to get away with only $72.

The investigation into the double homicide was aided by surveillance footage from t ...
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