Slain teacher left mystery, and a family in mourning
JUAREZ — The mysterious life of Irvin High School teacher James Patrick Barnes and his violent death are slowly unfolding from the people who knew him best and those who barely knew him.
Barnes, 56, whose body was found lying on a dirt street in a poor area of Juárez last week, was no stranger to residents of Colonia Cazadores Juarenses, while his family was in the dark about his private life across the Rio Grande.
Residents of the colonia, which is visible from the University of Texas at El Paso and Interstate 10, say that Barnes visited a woman there — a woman his children did not know about.His death, one shot to the back, is just as mysterious as his life.
His body was found in a neighborhood spotted with small homes painted in yellow, green and orange, with dirt roads and a magnificent view of El Paso.
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