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Hector Corrales Charged With Murder After Wheelchair Victim Dies

7/1/2026

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Police allege Hector Corrales tied Aaron Goodyke to a wheelchair with plastic bags and left him in 105-degree heat.
Aaron Goodyke, a 33-year-old diabetic amputee staying with Corrales’ mother, later died in a Maricopa County canal.
Hector Corrales was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
Witnesses who first found Aaron Goodyke alive later discovered his death, prompting officers to respond at 8:34 p.m.

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Police allege Hector Corrales tied Aaron Goodyke to a wheelchair with plastic bags and left him in 105-degree heat.
Aaron Goodyke, a 33-year-old diabetic amputee staying with Corrales’ mother, later died in a Maricopa County canal.
Hector Corrales was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
Witnesses who first found Aaron Goodyke alive later discovered his death, prompting officers to respond at 8:34 p.m.