{"id":319669,"date":"2025-10-20T22:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319669\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T22:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:48:13","slug":"arrest-made-in-2017-cold-case-phoenix-pd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319669\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made in 2017 cold case: Phoenix PD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PHOENIX<\/strong> – An arrest was made in a June 2017 cold case that left a 25-year-old stabbed to death near Pinnacle Peak and Cave Creek Road<\/strong><\/a> in North Phoenix.<\/p>\n

The killer remained on the run, until authorities discovered him in Mexico last week.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

The family of Evin Paulos said they didn’t give up hope during these eight years; they gave it to God.<\/p>\n

It was through the tip of a random stranger in Mexico that Paulos’ alleged killer was finally caught.<\/p>\n

“Yeah both my brothers, this is their picture, its been faded out, it’s been eight years,” said Eviein Paulos, the sister of the victim.<\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

It’s been eight years since 25-year-old Evin Paulos was murdered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His sister, Eviein, wiped away tears next to Phoenix Police Detective Dominick Roestenberg, who announced Monday that the cold case is finally coming to a close.<\/p>\n

“It was a tremendous amount of work,” said Detective Roestenberg.<\/p>\n

With the help of U.S. Marshals, Phoenix police were able to track down the alleged killer, 34-year-old Michael Anthony Arredondo, who was Paulos’ neighbor in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During a car ride in north Phoenix, the two had gotten into a fight.<\/p>\n

“That’s the one thing that keeps me thinking that is how he killed him,” Eviein said. “That’s why I can’t get over it. Because it’s literally like flashes in my head. I didn’t see it myself. I’m just imagining all the stab wounds, every single one.”<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

Police said Arredondo stabbed Paulos 30 times in a violent rage, leaving a bloody, gruesome scene before running away to California.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His vehicle was tracked in Anaheim, but Arredondo had vanished until now.<\/p>\n

“Even with the passage of time, we’re still looking for you,” Detective Roestenberg said. “We’re still hunting you down, and that eventually justice is going to take its course.”<\/p>\n

Through a serendipitous series of events, a GoFundMe page caught the attention of a random man in Mexico who knew of Arredondo. He emailed the family, who then told police. The tip led to an indictment in the span of a month.<\/p>\n

“You know, he gave my brother a one-way ticket to heaven so, hey, I\u2019m not mad at that. I\u2019m just disappointed in how humanity is,” Eviein Paulos said. “At least we\u2019re a little bit at peace. I can let go of the anger that I\u2019ve had for so long and just try to concentrate on life.”<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

This closes eight years of pain for Eviein, who grieved the loss of her mother and a second brother while police searched for Paulos’ killer.<\/p>\n

Police said Arredondo confessed to the murder. He’s being held on a $750,000 bond.<\/p>\n

Map of the stabbing from 2017.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Source:<\/b> This information was provided by Phoenix police and the sister of Evin Paulos.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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