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	Podcast:		COLD CASES SOLVED
	Episode:		Justice After 18 Years: The Arrest in Tucson’s 2008 Cold Case Halloween Party Murder of James Noriega
	Category:		True Crime
	Duration:		00:04:39
	Publish Date:		2026-04-27 17:21:22
	Description:		Tucson Police have arrested Rafael Alvarez in the long-unsolved 2008 cold case murder of 20-year-old James Noriega, who was shot five times while leaving a crowded Southside Halloween house party. For nearly two decades the victim’s family pleaded for answers as the case went cold, until this shocking breakthrough brought first-degree murder charges and a $1 million bond. This episode explores the tragic night, the years of unresolved grief, and what the recent arrest means for justice in Arizona true crime.
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