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Murder Suspect Extradited From Mexico Appears In Court

DENVER (CBS4)- A man who was extradited from Mexico to face charges in a murder that happened five years ago appeared in court on Wednesday.

A judge in Adams County formally advised Javier Aguirre of two counts of first-degree murder as well as robbery charges.

Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre (credit: Adams County DA)

Aguirre, 35,is accused of stabbing Lyndsay Pham to death in March 2010 in her office at an apartment complex.

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Lyndsay Pham in a group photo (credit: CBS)

Tenants found her body in an office at the Descanso Plaza Apartments at 11102 E. 16th Avenue in Aurora. Pham was the manager and co-owner of the building at that time.

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Investigators believed because Pham dealt largely in cash the crime may have been begun as a burglary attempt. Their attention turned to the office assistant and Aguirre, that woman's boyfriend.

Lyndsay Pham Murder Case (2)
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When a warrant was issued for Aguirre's arrest, he fled to Mexico.

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