{"id":45175,"date":"2025-01-05T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/family-awaits-justice-in-unimaginable-killing-of-a-man-in-the-zone\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:16:25","slug":"family-awaits-justice-in-unimaginable-killing-of-a-man-in-the-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/family-awaits-justice-in-unimaginable-killing-of-a-man-in-the-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Family awaits justice in &#8216;unimaginable&#8217; killing of a man in &#8216;The Zone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.CBS26tv.com\/static.CBS26phoenix.com\/www.CBS26phoenix.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1280\/720\/suspects-collage2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<div>The brother of a man set on fire near downtown Phoenix nearly two years ago is speaking out as the wheels of justice churn in court. 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