The suspect of a 2017 cold case has been arrested following a tip sent to a GoFundMe page. Michael Anthony Arredondo, 34, was arrested on October 15 for the murder of his friend and neighbor, Evin Paulos, 25. The two were last seen getting into a car together after a fallout and a fistfight. Paulos’ body was found with 30 stab wounds in the desert, 10 miles away from their neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona. Arredondo went on the run following the killing, eluding authorities and creating the very real possibility that Paulos’ family would never have justice. That changed when a person messaged the GoFundMe in Spanish saying Arredondo was in Mexico, according to AZ Central. “Please, I don’t know if this is a scam or not,” the slain man’s sister, Eviein Paulo, replied. “Can you send me some kind of evidence, send me a picture?” A picture of Arredondo was sent, sparking a joint operation between Mexican authorities and Phoenix cops. Speaking on Monday, Phoenix police detective Dominick Rostenberg said Arredondo had confessed, although no motive has yet been determined. He is being held on a $1.5 million bail. “I can let go of the anger that I’ve had for so long and just try to concentrate on life,” Eviein told KSAZ.
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