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Grandson Arrested In Disappearance Of Adow D. Albert Of Phoenix
Joshua Ward was arrested after remains were found buried in the backyard of the home he shared with his missing grandfather, Adow D. Albert.

Sharon Hess is a contributing editor for Patch Media, covering Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. While she has worked in other fields, journalism is the only career she ever really loved. She worked several years as a freelance journalist and copy editor for the community-based SanTan Sun News, and as a technical magazine editor at OpenSystems Media. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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Joshua Ward was arrested after remains were found buried in the backyard of the home he shared with his missing grandfather, Adow D. Albert.

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