Read the stories of some of the victims whose stories are now cold cases in Phoenix. Do you have any information on what happened to any of these individuals? Contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
Isaac Thomas, 26 – July 23, 2016 – Thomas was shot in the area of 19th Avenue and Thomas Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
David Van Pay, 40 – May 2, 2014 – Van Pay was found dead with a gunshot wound inside his home near 18th Avenue and Camelback Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Emmett Velten, 69 – April 24, 2011 – Velten was seen on video entered his condo near Central Avenue and Oak Street with another man police believe is the suspect. Three hours later, he was found with a severe head injury in a hallway. He managed to give police a brief suspect description before he died. The suspect was also captured on video leaving the building and getting in Velten’s vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered near 35th Avenue and West Glendale. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Brianna Wells, 17 – Dec. 29, 2014 – Wells was found dead in an alley near 16th Street and Roeser Road. She was the obvious victim of a homicide. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Henok Woldu, 26 – Dec. 24, 2015 – Woldu was found dead in his vehicle near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road. Witnesses say two men and a woman were seen getting into an SUV after hearing shots fired. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Krystal Annette White, 55 – April 19, 2016 – White was found dead on the side of the road near 32nd Place and Van Buren Street. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Floyd Anthony Jerome Wimbush, 33 – Oct. 29, 2016 – A suspect shot three people at The Break Room near 48th Street and McDowell Road. One of the victims, Wimbush, was killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Paul Uriarte, 28 – July 20, 2007 – Uriarte was in a parking lot near 32nd Street and Thomas Road arguing with an unknown black man. Minutes later, witnesses heard gunshots and he was later found dead. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jessica Vidal, 21 – Sept. 16, 2012 – Vidal’s body was discovered in an alley near 38th Lane and Encanto Boulevard. She had been shot and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Arron White, 21 – Nov. 6, 2016 – White was found dead with several gunshots near 36th Street and Van Buren. Police responded to the area for a call of shots fired and found him dead. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Cesar Vega, 25 – Dec. 10, 2015 – Vega and another man were shot in the south parking lot of Essex Gentleman’s Club near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road. The other victim survived, but was critically injured. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Lachelle Waite, 18 – Jan. 16, 1986 –Waite was found dead in her home near 59th Avenue and Osborn Road. Some of her belongings appeared to have been stolen. She may also have known the suspect. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ramiro Valerio, 23 – July 5, 2013 – Valerio was killed when an unknown person shot at a vehicle he was in. Witnesses in the vehicle say the suspect car appeared to be a dirty green Jetta, Audi or Acura. The suspected shooter was the passenger in the suspect vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Randal Wood, 45 – April 15, 2011 – Wood was found in the roadway near 24th Avenue and Van Buren Street. He was a known transient in the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Richard Tincher, 24 – June 18, 2015 – Tincher was shot during an argument with two other unknown men near 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The argument may have been over a stolen cell phone. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joseph Troogstad, 26 – July 28, 2011 – Troogstad was shot in the area of 19th Avenue and Camelback Road. A group of young black men were seen hanging out in the area before the shooting. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Shenika Patrice Watson, 23 – Jan. 12, 2010 – Watson’s body was found in the parking lot of the Arizona Korean Presbyterian Church near 64th Avenue and Indian School Road. She had apparently left her home with a friend just before her disappearance. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Andre Wilkes, 28 – Dec. 8, 2013 – Wilkes was shot in the driveway of a home near 12th Street and Bell Road. He ran out to the roadway where he collapsed. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Eldon Turk, 52 – Jan. 16, 1982 – Turk was found dead in an alley near 15th Street and Thomas Road. He was at the Favorite Lounge Bar the night before with his son and a friend, but was seen talking to a young woman that he may have left with. The woman, the person of interest, has not been located. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Larry Westbrook, 30 – Jan. 10, 2015 – Westbrook was shot at the Coconut Grove Apartments near 20th Avenue and Indian School Road. Several men were seen running from the area after shots were fired. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Eugene Wiggins, 37 – May 2, 1986 –Wiggins was stabbed to death by someone who went by the name of “Richard” or “David Macklin” near 12th Avenue and Jefferson Street. The incident occurred in a van parked outside the homeless shelter. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Demetrius Thomas, 42 – March 30, 2012 – Thomas was found shot dead in a parking lot near the I-17 and Ocotillo Road. Witnesses say vehicles were seen leaving the scene at a high rate of speed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Dennis Thompson, 59 – July 26, 2012 – Thompson was driving near 29th Street and Beardsley when he was shot in the head by a motorcyclist during an argument. He died from his injuries two years later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Aaron Taylor, 36 – Dec. 25, 2007 – Taylor was found with severe burn injuries outside of a Subway restaurant near Cactus Road and Tatum. It’s believed he was intentionally set on fire after hanging out with a group of males in their late teens that he may have previously known. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Brent Stasilli, 34 – June 17, 2013 – Stasilli was standing in front of his home near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road after midnight near the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect, who was with a woman, got in an argument with Stasilli. The victim was chased toward his home and was shot. He died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Christepher Spivey, 16 – July 2, 2009 – Spivey and his friend were near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road when they were confronted by unknown suspects. He was found dead nearby later that morning. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Dalia Soto, 46 – Jan. 8, 2015 – Soto was found dead in her Cotton Center townhome near 46th Stret and Broadway Road. Four men are the people last known to be seen with her. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Norris “Landan” Stewart, 24 – May 28, 2013 – Stewart was found dead in the driver’s seat of his car near 20th Place and Broadway Road. Two of his kids were in the backseat of the vehicle unarmed. Witnesses heard gunfire and saw the victim crash his car into a home’s fence in the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Richard Tapia, 27 – Jan. 15, 1999 – Tapia was shot and killed near 48th Street and Ray Road. Tapia and a roommate were locking up their apartment at the time while their other roommate waited in their truck. The roommate in the vehicle heard gunshots and saw the suspect but could not identify him. He then found Tapia on the ground. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Robert J. Smith Jr., 26 – April 16, 2016 – Smith was found lying in the middle of the street with several gunshot wounds in the area of 31st Avenue and Baseline Road. He died at the hospital days later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jerry Steele – Oct. 28, 2009 – Steele was assaulted inside his apartment near Central Avenue and Thomas Road. He later died from his injuries. Witnesses saw two men running from the scene moments before he was found. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Micah Smith, 27 – July 4, 2016 – A large group of men, possibly Westside City gang members got in an argument between apartments near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road. Shots were fired, including one that killed Smith. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Edward Sordilla, 59 – Dec. 11, 2007 – Sordilla was found stabbed to death in his home near 24th Street and Southern Avenue. A person of interest has been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Christopher Smith, 51 – Dec. 18, 2010 – Smith was found shot to death in his vehicle near 18th Avenue and Tonto Street. Witnesses saw two to three men running from the vehicle after shots were fired. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
William Singer, 81, and Barbara Singer, 64 – July 2, 2014 – William and his wife Barbara were found dead in their home near 35th and Grovers avenues. They are believed to be the victims of homicide. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Tommy Similar, 41 – Dec. 27, 1992 – Similar was shot to death while working as a security guard at the Whole Life Center, now the Phoenix Rescue Mission. He had reportedly confronted someone outside of the center and when he asked him to leave, was shot and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jaime Sapien, 39 – Sept. 29, 2002 – Sapien and his wife were stopped at 63rd and Campbell avenues when a suspect approached and started yelling in Spanish. The victim’s wife did not understand what they were saying and kept driving. One of the suspects fired a shot, hitting Sapien. He died at the hospital. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
David Santiago, 22 – Nov. 25, 2012 – Santiago was at a rave party near 23rd Avenue and Encanto Boulevard when he was kicked and punched by two separate suspects. He was expected to live, but died ten days later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Xavier Sanchez, 32 – Aug. 21, 2010 – Suspects in a pickup truck arrived at the Arizona Motel near 26th Street and Van Buren, searched for the suspect and chased him while shooting him several times. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alexcia Salsberry, 22 – Feb. 27, 2011 – Salsberry was shot and killed by someone who pulled up next to a vehicle she was in around 2 a.m. in a Discount Tire parking lot near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road. She was in the vehicle with her girlfriend at the time she was shot. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Carla Sanchez, 28 – March 24, 2008 – Sanchez was driving near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road when she was shot by someone in another car. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Maurice Sanders, 29 – Aug. 16, 2016 – Sanders was picking up friends and family near 51st and Southern avenues when a vehicle drove into a cul-de-sac and fired several shots. Sanders died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Mateo Sandoval, 29 – Sandoval and three friends were leaving the parking lot of Big Al’s Bar near Central Avenue and Buckeye Road when a fight broke out with another group. Shots were fired, killing Sandoval. More than 100 people were there at the time of the shooting. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Charles Saldate, 55 – June 1, 2007 – Saldate, a security guard at a Circle K store, was assaulted and had his gun stolen on March 23. Two suspects were seen leaving the scene. On June 1, Saldate was shot and killed shortly after arriving home from work. Police believe the two incidents may be related. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Mack Rue, 23 – Aug. 22, 2003 – Rue was shot and killed while driving westbound on the I-10 between 67th and 75th avenues. Two Hispanic men in a small white car are believed to have fired the deadly shot. Rue’s 3-year-old son was in the car at the time and was not hurt. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Michael Raper, 21 – Nov. 10, 1989 – Raper was shot to death and his body was found in a desert area near I-17 and Happy Valley Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Johnny Saenz, 48 – Oct. 1, 2007 – Saenz knocked on the door of a Phoenix Fire station near 7th Avenue and the I-17. He had been injured and needed help. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Michael Ribar, 43 – Oct. 19, 2013 – Ribar was found dead in the roadway near 20th and Northern avenues. He had obvious signs of trauma on his body. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
John Richey, 27 – Jan. 6, 2016 – Richey was involved in a verbal altercation with a suspect and shots were exchanged. Both men were hit. Richey suffered fatal injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Raul Romero, 61 – Aug. 16, 2015 – Romero was found shot outside of his home near 7th Street and Montebello Avenue. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Gabriel Rodriguez, 43 – Oct. 7, 2007 – Rodriguez was found unconscious in the roadway near 31st Avenue and Union Hills Drive. Officials say it’s believed that Rodriguez had been injured and was trying to stop suspects from stealing his vehicle. He died days later from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jose Pedro Quintanilla – Oct. 28, 2006 – Quintanilla was shot near 67th Avenue and Buckeye Road by men who approached on foot and began shooting. Two other friends with Quintanilla were not injured. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Frank Perez, 43 – May 31, 2011 – Perez was found dead by landscapers behind a business near 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Billy Ray Price, 34 – April 14, 2008 – Price was found dead with gunshot wounds inside his car on the Greenway off-ramp from I-17. He had been shot while traveling northbound on the freeway. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Guadalupe N. Porras (Lupe), 27 – Sept. 22, 1985 – Porras was killed in the parking lot of a church around 2 a.m. in the area of 51st Avenue and Osborn Road. A Hispanic man who was in his 20s is suspected of the crime. He was driving a dark-colored, mid-sized, two-door, American-made vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Phillip Powell, 52 – Dec. 21, 2009 – Powell was found dead in his apartment near 36th Street and Thomas Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Fortino Perez “Tino”, 21 – July 31, 1999 – An unknown Hispanic man fired shots at the victim who was driving northbound in the area of 51st Avenue and McDowell Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jared Olson – April 28, 2006 – Olson was at a home near 35th and Northern avenues with two friends when at least two white men kicked in the door and fatally shot Olson. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alton Eugene Oakland Jr., 53 – Feb. 2, 2012 – Oakland was found dead in a dumpster near 15th Avenue and Camelback Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alonso Padres – Feb. 11, 2014 – Padres was found dead in a home garage near 59th Lane and Broadway Road. The suspects are believed to be three black men who were driving a silver 2008 Chevy Impala. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alex Talabera, 19, and Mark Ortiz, 20 – Feb. 27, 2005 – The victims were driving northbound on 4th Avenue near Alta Vista when another vehicle came up on their side and someone inside began firing shots at them. Both men were hit and died at the scene. A third passenger who was with the victims was not injured. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Carlos Paynter, 16 – Oct. 2, 1994 – Paynter was shot and killed while standing in front of a home near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road. The shooting was a drive-by carried out by unknown suspects. Two vehicles, a white truck and an older-model Chevy Impala were seen in the area before the shooting. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jesus (Jesse) Olivas, 22 – Jan. 1, 2016 – Olivas was walking northbound on 58th Drive when a man in a vehicle drove up and shot him multiple times. The suspect vehicle is only described as a grey four-door vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Vanessa Olmoz, 24 – Jan. 15, 2008 – Officers responding to a call of a fight found Olmoz who had been shot. She was taken to the hospital where she died. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Teodoro Ortega, 24 – Ortega’s body was found in a dumpster that had been set on fire near 41stAvenue and West Colter Avenue. He was involved in a fight the night before when two men forced him into a Silver Dodge Durango at gunpoint and drove away from the area of 40th Avenue and West Sherman Street. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Tyrell Patterson, 26 – Feb. 27, 2010 – Patterson was found shot to death in his black Chevy Impala at the intersection of 43rd and Dunlap avenues. He was last seen at Marc’s Bar. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Danny Nicklas, 27 – June 19, 2015 – Nicklas was involved in an argument with three or four Hispanic men at Cortez Park when he was shot. Police believe he may have gone to the park to sell CDs or a cell phone. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Donna Nez “Shorty”— April 18, 2014 -- Nez was shot by someone shortly after arriving at a friend’s apartment near 16th Avenue and Camelback Road. Several men and women were seen fleeing the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Terry Neese, 52 – Feb. 13, 2010 – Neese was found shot several times in the area of Central Avenue and Broadway Road. A small red, newer-model Chevy was seen parked in front of his home earlier in the evening. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Nancy Newton, 82 – Newton was in her bedroom at her home near 28th Street and Osborn Road when she was confronted by someone who was inside. She was severely beaten by the suspect who then fled the scene. She died from her injuries days later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Asadaram Navaee, 60 – Dec. 28, 2014 – Navaee was found dead in his vehicle near 24th Street and McDowell Road. He was reportedly the obvious victim of a homicide. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Fletcher Moore, 22 – Aug. 23, 1986 – Moore was found dead in the roadway near 7th Street and Dobbins Road. His vehicle was later found in a field north of the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Irwin Miller, 73 – Jan. 17, 2004 -- Miller was shot and killed while leaving the Phoenix City Grille near 16th Street and Bethany Home Road. He was confronted and had his wallet stolen before he was shot. The suspect got in a vehicle and fled the scene. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Cresencio Munoz III – Sept. 30, 2011 – Munoz was in a vehicle stopped at a sign near 3rd Avenue and Fillmore Street when unknown suspects fired into the vehicle. Munoz was struck and fell out of vehicle near 3rd Avenue and Adams. His cousin who was driving the truck continued to the area of 48th Street and Baseline Road where police were called. They were reportedly at a restaurant before the shooting. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Eric Jude Mendoza, 24 – Oct. 21, 2001 – Mendoza was found dead after he was shot and killed near 11th Avenue and Madison Street. The case may be related to a homicide two weeks earlier involving a transient who was shot and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Deric McWilliams, 25 – March 21, 2016 – McWilliams was shot and killed in his home near 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Darrell Gene Melvin Jr., aka Little Dello – Sept. 28, 2015 – Melvin Jr. was walking south on North 28th Street near Broadway Road. He was confronted and shot, and died from his injuries two days later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Martika Moore, 26 – Jan. 28, 2016 – Moore was found dead on the side of the road near 29th and Northern avenues. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Richard Mesa, 51 – March 18, 2010 – Mesa was shot while in the area of 16th Street and Buckeye Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Albert Moore, 76 – Jan. 2, 2012 – Moore was found dead in his home near 28th Street and Broadway. He had injuries consistent with a homicide and was last seen days prior. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kenny Mayve, 54 – March 26, 2010 – Mayve was found with severe injuries consistent with being severely assaulted at the bottom of a warehouse loading dock near 27th Avenue and Thomas Road. He died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Mary Martinez, 75 – Feb. 1, 2000 – Martinez was found dead by a passerby in the area of 27th Avenue and McDowell Road. She was last seen the afternoon before at her home near 11th Street and Broadway Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ida Lucero, 25 – Jan. 1, 2006 – Lucero was shot at a home near 59th Avenue and McDowell Road. Witnesses heard yelling, gunshots and saw two young men flee in a white SUV. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Darryl Keith Marsh, 42 – April 18, 1999 – Marsh was shot while driving in the area of West Thomas Road and Osborn Road. The shooting is believed to have occurred after a traffic incident in which the victim told the suspect to stay in their own lane. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Isaac Gomez Lopez, 15 – Sept. 24, 2008 -- Lopez was shot after being chased into the street by two men at a bus stop near 35th Avenue and Roosevelt. He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. He was on his way to see his girlfriend when he was shot. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joann Lopez, 32 – Lopez was found dead with a gunshot wound inside the cab of a Chevy pickup truck near 27th Avenue and Washington Street. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joseph Telesfor Luna, 61, and Justin Eugene Smith, 40 – March 23, 2006 – Luna and Smith were at a self-serve car wash near 19th and Southern avenues when they were approached by two men. One of the suspects showed a gun, the victims gave up their wallets and both were shot and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jeffrey Martin – Aug. 27, 1997 – Martin was shot to death while walking near 27th Street and Thomas Road. He was walking from his apartment to a business nearby but was later found dead. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Linda Lund, 27 – March 2, 1985 – Lund was found murdered inside her locked motel near 24th Avenue and Buckeye Road. She may have been suffering from a mental illness at the time of her death. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Sheila Lomes, 22 – March 26, 2012 – Lomes was dead after an unknown trouble call at her apartment near 32nd Avenue and Beardsley Road. She had severe trauma and her unborn child was also killed. Her 2-year-old was found nearby unharmed. Twenty-four-year-old Gilbert Villarreal is considered a suspect. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ramon Lara-Flores, 22 – Lara-Flores was shot and killed at an apartment near 32nd Street and McDowell Road during an attempted robbery. Person of interest, Mayira Elena Garcia may know what happened. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Loretta Lindsey and Charles Nunley – June 7, 1997 – Nunley and Lindsey were shot and killed while inside their vehicle in the parking lot of a pawn shop at 27th Avenue and Thomas Road. Two men were seen leaving the area, possibly in a white van. Robbery does not appear to be a motive. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Nathan Jay Lawrence – March 30, 2002 – Lawrence was found dead in an alley near 21st Street and Broadway Road. Two black men were seeing fleeing the area by patrol officers nearby. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Paskalita Mary Kisto, 49 –Dec. 10, 2013 – Kisto was found dead near 15th Avenue and Camelback Road. She was known to frequent bars in the area and was homeless. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Sandra Johnson, 51 – Feb. 1, 2013 -- Johnson was with three other people inside a home near 14th Way and Roeser Road when shots were fired from a vehicle. She died from her injuries. A green 2007 Ford Expedition is believed to be the suspect vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Elvina LeGarde, 69 – June 8, 2008 – LeGarde was riding in a vehicle with her daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter in the area of 21st Avenue and Maryland when they got in an argument with two suspects. A man in the vehicle fired a shot and the bullet struck the little girl, as well as LeGarde. LeGarde died from her injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Bayli Knight, 28 – Oct. 29, 2016 – Knight was found with a gunshot wound at a trailer park near 24th Street and McDowell Road. Suspect is only described as a Hispanic man, 6 feet, 3 inches tall and 300 pounds. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Daniel Lopez-Zavala, 25 – Sept. 5, 2013 – Lopez-Zavala was found shot to death in his apartment near 31st Avenue and Union Hills Drive. He had been dead for several days. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Elena Lasswell, 15 – July 10, 2004 – Lasswell was found dead in her bedroom at her home near 21st Avenue and Thomas Road. A man described as a Hispanic man in his teens reportedly visited the home at some point during the night. He was driving a small, dark-colored sedan. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jeffrey William King, aka “Boxer”, 32 – Jan. 31, 2010 – King was found shot to death in Phoenix. A minivan is the possible suspect vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kamont Karim, 19 – Dec. 7, 2015 – Karim was found lying in the roadway near 47th Avenue and Roosevelt. He had suffered a gunshot wound. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alan King, 33 – Aug. 16, 2012 – King was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Desert Place Apartment Homes in Phoenix. He was struck from behind at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was only described as a dark-colored sedan. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jermaine Johnson, 27 – Oct. 20, 2006 – Johnson was walking down an alley near 40th Street and McDowell Road with two friends when suspects approached and fatally shot him. A week earlier, the suspects were in an argument with him where shots were fired. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Manuel Jimenez, 50 – July 21, 1990 – Jimenez was found dead in a courtyard area of an apartment complex near 16th and Oak streets. He was last seen leaving a Denny’s in Tempe hours earlier. Several items had been taken from him and his vehicle was later found abandoned in Phoenix.
Rodolfo Hernandez, 41 – Feb. 10, 2017 – Hernandez was found shot near 23rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Another victim was pistol-whipped during the incident. The attack was reportedly part of a robbery attempt. Two men fled the scene on foot. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Steven Miles Henrichsen – Jan. 17, 2009 – Henrichsen was found dead at his home near 82nd Avenue and Avalon Drive. Forced entry was made into his home before he was found dead. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alan Hoover Jr, 16 – Jan. 7, 2015 – Hoover was shot and killed at a home near 24th Street and Cactus Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Armando Hernandez, 19 – March 21, 2016 – Hernandez was found stabbed to death after an argument at Edison Park. Witnesses say an argument may have been recorded before the deadly stabbing. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Arthur Hubbard, 34 – March 26, 2016 – Hubbard was found dead at a home near 7th Street and Mountain View Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Brittanee Monique Howard, 21 – May 1, 2008 – Howard was shot and killed while present during an argument with her boyfriend and unknown suspects. She was pregnant at the time and her baby also died. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joaquin Jaralillo, 18 – Jan. 18, 2007 – Jaralillo was found dead inside his car near 32nd Street and Baseline Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Efren Gonzales-Herrera, 18 – Oct. 31, 2006 – Gonzales-Herrera was shot and killed while driving home from work in the area of 63rd Avenue and Camelback Road. He crashed his vehicle and was taken to the hospital where he died. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kelly Hillman – Dec. 30, 2009 – Hillman was found dead in a drainage area near 47th Avenue and Roosevelt Canal. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kelley Jaeger, 39 – Oct. 3, 2009 – Jaeger was killed while standing at a payphone near 7th Street and Cave Creek Road around 1:30 a.m. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ricky Ray Hernandez, 28 – March 31, 2012 – Hernandez was shot and killed after an argument in a gated community near 83rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Four black men were seen leaving the area in a small 1990s silver sedan. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joshua Harber, 24 – June 8, 2002 – Harber was shot and killed while at the Coyote Wild Bar and Grill near 19th Avenue and Bell Road. A white man wearing a black leather coat was seen leaving the area in a red Honda. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Deandra Gaseoma, 28 – Aug. 22, 2004 – Gaseoma was shot while outside of a home near 39th Avenue and Osborn Road. Gaseoma, eight months pregnant at the time, was hit and killed. Her baby survived. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Justin “New York” Gerena – June 4, 2015 – Gerena was shot and killed while at a bus stop on 27th Avenue, just south of Northern Avenue. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Melvin Grayson, 29 – Sept. 13, 2016 – Grayson was found dead at his home near 60th Avenue and Thomas Road. His vehicle was stolen but later recovered in Phoenix. He was last seen alive at 3 a.m. on Sept. 13. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jonathan Garcia-Valladares, 13 – Nov. 7, 2010 -- Garcia-Valladares was shot and killed while jogging in the area of 24th Street and Thomas Road. Witnesses observed a 20- to 30-year-old black man walking away from the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Guillermo Guzman, 20 – Sept. 28, 2004 – Guzman was found shot to death outside of the Loma Linda Green apartments near 24th Street and Thomas Road around 6 a.m. Guzman was seen talking with two men before shots were fired at the back of the apartments. A 1990 four-door maroon Honda was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Alfonso McCoy and Debra Gomez – Feb. 20, 2001 – McCoy and Gomez were found murdered inside Gomez’s home near 62nd Avenue and Thomas Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Francisco Elias Gonzalez, 15 – Nov. 3, 2009 – Gonzalez was standing in the median of 35th Avenue near Southern Avenue when he was pushed into oncoming traffic. He was struck at least two times and died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kipp Gray, 33 – Dec. 2, 2015 – Gray approached a vehicle with two men inside in the area of 36th Street and McDowell Road when one of the men inside shot and killed him. The occupants fled in a dark-colored pickup truck. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Lawrence Harrell, 43 – Sept. 21, 2012 – Harrell was shot and killed while with an acquaintance near 27th Avenue and Broadway Road. The other victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Maurice Dupree Green, 22 – March 21, 2006 – Green was killed while walking northbound on 35th Avenue near Glenrosa Avenue by a Hispanic man seen on foot. A second Hispanic man was seen leaving the area eastbound. Police say both suspects are believed to have had prior contact with Green. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jermel Hannon, 22 – April 8, 2004 – Hannon was shot and killed while visiting an apartment complex near 17th and Glendale avenues. A blue Chevy was seen in the area and may have been involved. Gang activity is also suspected. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Noe Garcia, 24 – May 19, 1999 – Garcia and two friends got in an altercation with two suspects. The suspects drove off in a blue extended cab pickup, returned in a white car and fired two shots. One shot hit Garcia, later killing him. Another shot wounded Garcia’s friend. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Dedrick Gaines aka Kandis Kapri -- Aug. 11, 2015 – Gaines (Kapri) was found dead in a parking lot of La Reserve Apartments near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Gaines (Kapri) was wearing a multicolored dress at the time of the shooting and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. A man was seen walking away from the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jaime Fuentes, 27 – July 22, 2007 - -Fuentes was reportedly shot and killed while walking in the area of 33rd Avenue and McDowell Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joseph Galindo - -May 15, 2008 – Galindo was shot when an unknown person knocked on his door near 38th Street and Baseline Road. He died at the hospital. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ed Forst – June 21, 2007 – Forst was shot while he was sitting in the driver’s seat of his car near 27th Avenue and McDowell Road. He left the scene while injured, but crashed into several objects before coming to rest at an AM/PM store. He died from his injuries. Two suspects and three leads have been identified. They fled in a 1990s dark blue or green small, four-door vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Sean Lamar Fleming aka Munch, 43 – Dec. 30, 2015 – Fleming was found dead from gunshot wounds near 19th Avenue and Grant Street. He was last seen around 1:45 a.m., about two hours before he was found, at a local gentleman’s club. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joseph Figueroa “Jo Jo”, 20 – Oct. 12, 2011 – Figueroa was found dead in the grass near Southern and 7th avenues around 5 a.m. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Aaron Ford, 21 – March 6, 2010 – Ford was found shot, killed near I-17 and Campbell, along the northbound frontage road. Witnesses heard arguing, a shot fired and heard a vehicle leave the scene. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Ruben Angel Espindola – March 15, 2008 – Espindola was shot and killed during a confrontation following a minor incident while driving near 41st Avenue and Rose Lane. The suspect is only described as a man in a white compact car. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joshua Gamboa, 24, and Arnold Felix, 28 – Jan. 4, 2010 – Unknown suspects entered an apartment and fired several shots at Gamboa and Felix. Gamboa died at the scene and Felix died from his injuries at the hospital. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Dinya Farmer, 49 – Sept. 7, 2016 – Farmer was shot and killed while traveling on the SR-51 between McDowell and Thomas Road. A white work truck, possibly with a ladder rack, may have been following her from the area of 7th Avenue and Broadway. Officials believe the incident may have started as a road rage case, rather than an act of random violence. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Felizardo “Chano” Figueroa and Jimmy Leyvas – August 17, 2015 – Figueroa and Leyvas were shot and killed while working on a home near 19th Avenue and Southern. Two men are believed to be suspects. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jose Felix, 57 – July 4, 2016 – Felix was shot and killed at his home near 36th Street and Thomas Road. Two men contacted Felix outside of his home, spoke Spanish and it did not appear that Felix knew them. One of the suspects pulled a gun and shot Felix before running northbound. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Sean Drenth – Oct. 18, 2010 – Phoenix Police Sergeant Sean Drenth was found shot to death near 19th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Silent Witness is offering a $10,000 reward for information about his death. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Luciano De’Oliveira, 34 –Aug. 5, 2016 – De’Oliveira was shot and killed by suspects who arrived at his home near 15th Avenue and Bell Road. Suspects fled in a black, newer model car. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Fausto Richard De La Torre – Oct. 29, 1994 – De La Torre was found shot to death in the roadway near 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Scot Ernest Deskins, 37 – Aug. 16, 2010 – Deskins was shot and killed during a home invasion. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jeanyne Curley, 31 – Aug. 16, 2013 – Curley was found dead in her apartment near 16th Avenue and Camelback Road. The circumstances around her death are “highly suspicious” according to police. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Christy Davey, 24 – March 9, 2016 - Davey’s body was found at a City of Phoenix Transfer Station in Phoenix. It’s believed her body was unknowingly transferred there. She was known to frequent the areas of 19th Avenue and Bell Road and 15th Avenue and Camelback Road. She was last seen on March 2.
Nathan Dewitt, 24 – Dec. 25, 2012 – Dewitt was found in a crashed car with a gunshot wound near 28th Street and Union Hills Drive. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Calvin Coffelt, 37 – Oct. 27, 2001 – ACE TAXI driver Coffelt was found inside a crashed taxi cab near 1200 West Maricopa Freeway along the westbound access road. He was taken to the hospital where he died of a gunshot wound. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jason Clitso – July 20, 2016 – Clitso was shot and killed by unknown suspects in a parking lot near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road. A friend tried to help him, but was assaulted and stabbed. Persons of interest, two men and a woman, were seen at a light rail platform beforehand. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Danny Cooper, 34 – May 29, 2010 – After a minor crash near 7th and Southern avenues, Cooper and the other vehicle occupants got in an argument. The suspect pulled a gun and fired shots at Cooper’s vehicle, hitting and killing him. Suspects may have been in an early 2000 model Chevrolet Malibu with a rear spoiler. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jamel Cotton – Feb. 1, 2010 – Cotton was in an altercation with an unknown person/persons near 40th Street and Southern. The suspect shot and killed Cotton. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Antwan Cook, 31 – April 29, 2015 – Cook was found in a parking lot near 28th Street and Broadway. He had trauma to his head after being assaulted by two people. He later died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Cruz Cowan, 18 – May 2008 – Cowan’s body was found in a desert area south of 5100 West Carefree Highway. He was last seen alive on May 13 and was reported missing on May 16. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Michael Collins, 33 – Sept. 11, 2013 – Collins was in a fight at the Missouri Crossing Apartments. He was stabbed in the left armpit and died days later after suffering serious internal injuries. Before he lost consciousness, he said a man named “Frankie” stabbed him. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Tony Costas, 36 – July 7, 2009 – Costas was found dead in his home in the middle of the day. His garage door was open and his white Dodge truck was missing, but later found. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Fabian Cano, 19 – Jan. 8, 2012 – An unknown person fired a shot into a home during an underage drinking party near 83rd Avenue and Indian School. The shot went through the home, into the backyard and struck Cano in the head. He died a few days later. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jeffrey D. Campbell, 54 – June 12, 2012 – Campbell was found dead after a stabbing at Mountain View Park. Two men were seen running from the area after an argument was heard. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Lynsey Chainhalt, 20 – June 14, 2003 – Chainhalt and two others were in a car on I-17 and Greenway when they were cut off by another car. The car followed them to the area of 20th Street and Grovers when others in the suspect vehicle fired shots, killing Chainhalt. Two persons of interest, Ricardo Sanchez-Molinares and Fermin Gomez, are wanted. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jesus Carrasco, 27 – Aug. 1, 2010 – Carrasco was driving overnight with his girlfriend and two kids. He got in an argument with another vehicle and was followed onto the I-10. Several shots were fired, killing Carrasco. The suspect was in a 2004-2006 black Chevrolet Cavalier sports model car with tinted windows and custom rims.
Fernando Chavez, 25 – July 15, 2016 – Chavez was found dead in the parking lot of Knight’s Inn. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joseph Camacho, 33 – July 23, 2003 – Camacho was found dead in a backyard near . Witnesses described the suspect as a Hispanic man in his late teens. A person of interest was also said to be around the same age and race, but was about 5 feet tall, chubby and had a shaved head with a tail in the back. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Armando Cardona, 45, and Naomi Innis, 35 – July 4, 2016 – Two men arrived at the Southern Meadows trailer park and fired multiple times. Innis and Cardona died from gunshot wounds. Six others, including a toddler, were injured. The suspects are believed to have fled in a white passenger car. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Amado Camacho, 65 – April 8, 2009 – Camacho was found dead in an alley near 16th and Oak streets. He was a well-known, wheelchair-bound homeless person who was in the area. It’s believed he was robbed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Demetric Carter, 17 – Feb. 18, 2016 – Three men approached Carter and two others who were in a car near 7th Avenue and Southern. Shots were fired, injuring all three, including Carter who died from his injuries. Two men are still wanted. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Pauline “Robbin” Burgette, 16 – March 12, 1978 – Burgette was found dead in her duplex after being home alone. Friends and neighbors saw her on March 11, but family found her dead the next day. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Chad Cassidy, 29 – July 1, 2005 – Cassidy was at Wild Bill’s Saloon in Phoenix when he was confronted by two men. One of the men unexpectedly shot Cassidy and both men fled in a 1974 Pontiac Bonneville with light green paint and a white vinyl top. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Manuel “Isaac” Alvarado, 27 – May 18, 2012 – A suspect who called himself “Corey’s brother” obtained a gun from Alvarado and shot him during a struggle. Another suspect in the home pointed a weapon at Alvarado’s mother and fiancée. His dog was also shot and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Santos Teodoro Alonso-Esquivel, 27 – June 25, 2016 -- Alonso-Esquivel was shot several times in front of his home near 15th Avenue and Buckeye Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Nicole Molly Aguilera, 18 – Jan. 17, 1991 – Aguilera was found murdered inside her apartment near 3rd Avenue and Buckeye Road. A neighbor heard loud voices from her apartment hours before she was found. Her 8-month-old daughter was the only other person home at the time. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Santiago Bravo, 24 – Feb. 9, 2016 – Bravo was shot while at a home near 16th Street and McDowell Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Michael Bourassa, 35 – Sept. 6, 2016 – Bourassa was found dead after a fire at the Renaissance Apartment Homes near 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Federico Aguilar, 14 – Aug. 28, 2010 – Aguilar’s home was broken into around 4:30 a.m. by two armed suspects demanding money and marijuana. Five people were injured during the incident, including Aguilar, who was shot. He died from his injuries. The suspects, two Hispanic men, were seen leaving in a 1994 gold Mercedes. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Manuel Frank Bracamonte – Sept. 27, 2004 – Bracamonte was shot while in the parking lot of an apartment complex near 24th Street and McDowell Road. He was seen running after a blue/green Nissan vehicle. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Joshua Bartley, 39 – Feb. 26, 2015 – Bartley was found injured behind the Orange Market. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
William “Billy” Kling, 41; Lisa M. Baker, 57; Garth Easton Tuggle, 25 – June 9, 2014 – The three victims were found dead in a burned-out, stolen vehicle in Surprise. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Michael Anthony Arvallo, 49 – Sept. 15, 2011 – Arvallo was shot alone I-10 near 49th Avenue. He crashed his car and died as a result of his injuries. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
John Preston Ashman, 54 – July 19, 2010 – An SRP worker found Ashman’s body with trauma near Baseline Road and Highline Canal. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Brian Coney Adams, 44 – Oct. 9, 2001 – Adams was found dead in his living room with a gunshot wound. His girlfriend found him after not hearing from him for several days. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Andrew Michael Barela, 28 – Jan. 26, 2016 – Barela was approached by a man in a Red Ford Mustang while in the area of 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road before 10 p.m. The victim and suspect exchanged conversation briefly before the driver shot Barela. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Derek Arvizu, 20 – July 29, 2007 – Arvizu was shot and killed during an argument at a house party near 35th and Glendale avenues. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Erin Akers, 32 – Jan. 18, 2016 -- Akers was found dead outside of a business near 15th Avenue and Van Buren Street. Her death was not from natural causes. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Blanca Acevedo, 50 – June 27, 2010 – Acevedo was found dead inside a burning building near 35th and Orangewood avenues. Employees left the building with the woman inside. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Debra Faye Asbury, 27 – March 22, 1985 – Asbury was found murdered in a dirt area. ATM video showed her using her boyfriend’s credit card with a person of interest before her body was found. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Apollo Branham, 36 – Oct. 15, 2015 – Branham was shot and killed by a man on a bike while he was standing near 32nd Street and Pinchot Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Brandy Lynn Myers, 13 – May 26, 1992 – Myers left her babysitters home near 5th Street and Hatcher to collect money for a school charity book drive but she never returned. She was not seen or heard from again. An extensive search of the area was done, but detectives now believe she was abducted or murdered. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Luis Victor Mendoza, 31 – Aug. 15, 2010 – Mendoza’s body was found by a jogger in an irrigation ditch near Miller Road and Southern Avenue. He was wrapped in a blanket that read “Odell Craig 92”. It is believed he was killed elsewhere and left in the area. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Nicole Glass, 27, Melissa Mason, 27, and Mason’s unborn baby – Dec 2-3, 2010 – The victims were found murdered inside their home in Phoenix. There was no evidence of forced entry found and no suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Gerald James Dexter, 45 – Jan. 4, 2005 – Dexter was found murdered in his motel room at the Travel Lodge Motel on 32nd Street. He was driving back home from Colorado when he stopped in Phoenix for the night. Earlier he had been seen with someone else at the Divas Bar on McDowell Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jane Doe, 25-30 – Aug. 15, 1983 – An unknown woman’s body was found partially decomposed near a canal in the area of 4300 East Williams Field Road. She was believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, 5’5’’, 142 pounds with short, dark curly hair and brown eyes. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jennifer Lueth, 19, and Diana Shawcroft, 20 – May 27, 1996 – The victims were seen getting into the vehicle of a man who drove up to them while they were shopping at a Mini Mart on Camelback Road. Their bodies were found three months later in a remote area near Cordes Junction. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Kevin Ore – May 7, 2014 – Ore was found shot to death near 800 E. Las Palmaritas Drive. He was last seen walking home from working at the Rum Runner Bar on 7th Street. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
James Gilbert Robertson, 47 – May 28, 1995 – Robertson was last seen at his home in Glendale. His truck was seen by a witness near 16th and Mohave streets and was later recovered unoccupied in Nogales, Ariz. Foul play is suspected and no suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Justin Ayala, 22 – May 18, 2001 – Ayala and his friends were leaving a Filiberto’s restaurant at 3500 W. Camelback Rd. when the vehicle he was in was shot multiple times. He was shot in the neck, paralyzed and died six months later from his injuries. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Arthur Edward Wallace, 37 – July 21-23, 2012 – Wallace was found between two commercial buildings in Phoenix where he was believed to be sleeping for the night or weekend. He was found dead by workers Monday morning. No suspects have been identified in the homicide case. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Daniella Torres, 4 – July 26, 2002 – Torres was inside an apartment before 10 p.m. when four armed suspects entered the residence asking for a certain person. When they were told the person did not live there, the suspects began shooting into the apartment. Torres was struck and killed. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Amy Marie Yachimec, 13 – Nov. 6, 1981 – Yachimec was last seen around 10 p.m. at her family’s apartment. Detectives obtained several leads and in 1988 revisited the case. They believe she may have been killed and her body concealed in the desert. Her body has never been recovered. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Cynthia Cano – Feb 5, 1992 – Cano was found by a pedestrian in a drainage ditch near Roosevelt Irrigation District Road. She was found to have been stabbed but was still breathing at the time. She later died at the hospital. She was last seen 10 hours before leaving alone from a bar near 19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jane Doe, 30-50 – April 21, 2004 – People collecting trash on the side of the road near 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road located the skeletal remains of an unknown woman. The body was found non-prescription eyeglasses on a string, a clear-stone earring and a black Velcro watch. She was wearing a blue jacket, a t-shirt, sports bra, and plaid blue or purple shirt. She is believed to have had brown hair and was between 5’1’’ and 5’5’’ tall. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Carl Stephen Suraci, 57, and Jane Antoinette Suraci, 45 – Nov. 1, 2007 – The couple was found dead before midnight in their residence in Aguila after a structure fire. Investigators believe they were murdered before the fire. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jose Luis Ruiz, 18 – Oct. 20, 2012 – Officers responded to a Boost Mobile store at 51st Avenue and Southern to check an open door. They found Ruiz shot to death behind the counter. Robbery is believed to be the motive, but no suspects were identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Antony Maplethorpe – Aug. 22, 2007 – Maplethorpe was found dead in an alley near 514 E. Paseo Way. He was found with blunt force trauma. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Myron Timell Traylor, 13 – July 27, 1988 – Traylor and his mother were walking in the area of 16th Street and Southern Avenue. Myron stopped to get a drink at a fast food restaurant and was never seen or heard from again. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Adolfo Suarez, 37, and Freddie Starkweather, 71 – Nov. 29, 2004 – Both victims were found shot inside a home on West Lupine in Glendale. The other family members of the residence were not at home at the time. Burglary or robbery do not appear to be motives in their deaths. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Shannon Smith, 14 – June 14, 1999 – Smith was in her backyard when she was shot and killed by a stray bullet that came from an unknown location. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Valerie Pride, 33, Shontia, 8, and Duana, 4 – Sept. 6, 1982 – Pride and her two daughters were found stabbed to death in their Phoenix home. The unknown suspect escaped over the backyard fence. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Diana Perkins, 33 – April 24, 1987 – Perkins was found dead with multiple stab wounds in her home. Her car had been recovered at another location. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Lisa Gurrieri, 19, and Brandon Rumbaugh, 20 – Oct. 17, 2003 – The victims left Scottsdale to camp at the Bumble Bee campsite in Yavapai County to celebrate their anniversary. The couple was not heard from the next day and friends were searching for a location where they may have camped. The couple was later found shot to death in the back of the truck. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Eric Aucker, 28 – Dec. 5, 2009 – Aucker’s body was found on the side of the road near 4747 S. Power Road in Mesa. He was believed to be heading northbound in his white 2005 GMC truck before his death. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Christopher Acosta, 21 – September 12, 1999 – Acosta was shot and killed as he went to help someone who had been beaten by four individuals. A fight had broken out at the end of a large party in a vacant lot near S. 16th Place and Jones Avenue. A suspect was seen firing shots into the air before Acosta was shot. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jose Aguirre-Villasana, 29 – Jan. 21, 2012 – Aguirre-Villasana was struck by a red, 4-door Ford Taurus while walking down 33rd Avenue around 2 a.m. The vehicle was found nearby but no suspects were ever identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Marcus Dickson, 21 – March 21, 2009 – Dickson was riding his skateboard westbound on Lewis Avenue from 69th Avenue when he was approached by a dark, 4-door vehicle. Two men exited the car, started talking to him and one man shot him in the head. Four suspects are believed to have been involved. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Elisa Gano, 30 – Oct. 3, 2000 – Gano’s body was found in a construction yard on Lower Buckeye Road by a paving crew. It is believed she died the day before she was found. No suspects have been identified. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Irving Shuman, 84 – Sept. 2, 2008 – Irving was found murdered inside his business on 7th Avenue in Phoenix. His vehicle was stolen and later recovered in San Bernardino, CA. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Jeffrey Bellemare, 59—Nov. 29, 2013 – Bellemare was working as a security guard overnight at Graybriar Apartment Complex when he was shot and killed. A man and woman were seen running from the scene and getting into an older model sedan with another driver.Photo by: Phoenix police
John Mitchell Kinsora, 19 – Feb. 26, 1982 – Kinsora was last seen at a party early that morning but has not been seen or heard from since. No suspects have been identified in this missing person/homicide case. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Rebecca F. Gonzales, 18, and Sophia R. Abril, 22 – Nov. 27, 1998 – Phoenix Police responded to a call of shots fired at Casa Verde Apartments at 5454 W. Indian School Road. The door to the apartment was open and police found two females shot and killed inside. Two suspects were seen leaving after shots were fired. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Shannon Michelle Aumock, 16 – May 28, 1992 – Female remains were discovered in the desert near the canal near 2000 E. Deer Valley Road. In February 2011, the remains were positively identified as Aumock, who was a teenager when she went missing. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
Tina Lynn D’Ambrosio, 34 – June 11, 1996 – The victim called her mother from a home in Phoenix and said she would call back three days later, but she was never heard from again. No suspects have been identified in this missing person/homicide case. Info/photos from Silent Witness.
