Remains of man mysteriously found dead in Tampa 28 years ago to be returned to Mexico

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man’s remains will finally be returned home to his family over a quarter century after his mysterious death.

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office said Rodolfo Barcenas Guerrero was found dead in Tampa in the fall of 1997 near 43rd Street and 7th Avenue.

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A resident alien card and social security card found with his remains clued investigators in on his identity. However, when they contacted the Mexican Consulate in November 1997 to try to find his family, they had no luck.

The cause and manner of Guerrero’s death were ruled “undetermined.” Still, authorities never gave up on trying to find his family…

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