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Mali Garza, previously known as Amalia Baca Fuentes Apodaca, was discovered deceased in her El Paso, Texas home by her caregiver on April 17, 2018. Despite attempts by the El Paso Police Department and the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) to locate her next of kin, Mali remains unclaimed. She was recognized as a divorced woman who had once been married to a man named Charles Elijah Barnes and had a son, Justin Barnes, potentially born on April 27, 1989. Yet, both Charles and Justin have prov ...Read More
Date Found: 04/17/2018
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Victim Details

2019-03-25T18:23:27.183

2019-03-25T18:58:00.75

56268

UCP56268

9652

Mali

Garza

Hispanic / Latino

Hispanic / Latino

Female

04/17/2018

El Paso

Texas

El Paso County

79936

No

9669

El Paso County Medical Examiners Office

El Paso

Texas

El Paso County

Jennifer Contreras

Deputy Chief Investigator

4505 Alberta Avenue, , El Paso, Texas

9155321447

County

Medical Examiner

Brown

Brown

Brown

11/25/2025


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