Desert Hills, AZ Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Fortney

Name

Rhonda Fortney

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Fortney was fatally shot while standing in the 100 block of Orange Avenue

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Moser

Name

Vicki Moser

Age

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Upon arrival Officers found store clerk Vicki Moser had been shot and killed

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Smock

Name

Dorothy Smock

Age

Cause of Death

Suffocate

Info

Dorothy Smock had been tied up with tape to include her face which caused her to suffocate

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Carrier

Name

Benjamin Carrier

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide by asphyxiation

Info

Officers found Carrier in a bed in one of the rooms with his hands tied behind his back and He was the victim of homicide by asphyxiation

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Perry

Name

Richard Perry

Age

Cause of Death

Multiple Stab Wounds

Info

Died from multiple stab wounds

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__White

Name

Russell White

Age

Cause of Death

Multiple Stab Wounds

Info

Died from multiple stab wounds

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Halsey

Name

Evelyn Halsey

Age

Cause of Death

Broken Back

Info

Halsey was drug into the house from the driveway and was possibly deceased prior to being drug into the house

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Duncan

Name

Billy Duncan

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Duncan died from a gunshot wound

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Gonzales

Name

Thomas Gonzales

Age

Cause of Death

Knife wound

Info

Thomas Town Gonzales had died from a knife wound to the chest

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Higgins

Name

William Higgins

Age

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Upon arrival Officers discovered Higgins had been shot and was deceased

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Powell

Name

Charles Powell

Age

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Powell was shot to death in room 16 of the Hacienda Motel 2150 South 4th Avenue

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Mendoza

Name

Amberly Mendoza

Age

11

Cause of Death

Murdered

Info

Amberly Ann Mendoza was sexually assaulted in her bedroom and then murdered

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Welch

Name

Breann Welch

Age

Cause of Death

Rib Fractures

Info

She died due to autopsy revealed a large amount of blood on the brain and blood in the spinal cord as well as signs of old and new rib fractures

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Rosales

Name

Jesus Rosales

Age

24

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Jesus Frailes Rosales was murdered

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Cabrera

Name

Frankie Cabrera

Age

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

Officers found Frankie Ray Cabrera with multiple stab wounds

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Luna

Name

Enrique Luna

Age

Cause of Death

Shot

Info

Upon arrival Officers found Enrique Luna lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to his neck

Agency

Yuma Police Department

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cold-case-record__Shank

Name

Evelyn Shank

Age

45

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

The victim died from a gunshot would to the head

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Midkiff

Name

Christine Midkiff

Age

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

The cause of death was a gunshot wound

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Hesselink

Name

Laurie Hesselink

Age

21

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Murdered her by use of ligature

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Huber

Name

Irene Huber

Age

29

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Deceased from an apparent gunshot wound

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Owens

Name

Sandra Owens

Age

38

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

Brutally murdered and suffered numerous wounds; stab, gunshot and blunt trauma

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Noah

Name

June Noah

Age

57

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

Brutally murdered and suffered numerous wounds; stab, gunshot and blunt trauma

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Brekke

Name

Vickie Brekke

Age

15

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

The autopsy revealed that vickie had died as a result of strangulation

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Jeudevine

Name

Michael Jeudevine

Age

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Victim of a gun shot wound

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Bufala

Name

Peter Bufala

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Homicide

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Kaplan

Name

Benjamin Kaplan

Age

71

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

Stabbed multiple times by an unknown suspect during an apparent robbery

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Ralston

Name

Gerri Ralston

Age

15

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Sexually assaulted and strangled

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Shiner

Name

Theodate Shiner

Age

75

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Homicide

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Kirk

Name

Barbara Kirk

Age

19

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Exually assaulted and strangled

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Perron

Name

Susan Perron

Age

14

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Cause of death was determined to be blunt trauma to the head

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Miller

Name

Jody Miller

Age

13

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Reported as a missing juvenile

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Issacson

Name

Stephanie Issacson

Age

14

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Stephanie had been sexually assaulted and strangled

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Jackson

Name

Tracy Jackson

Age

25

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Murder

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Bowling

Name

Paula Bowling

Age

21

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The victim had arrests in las vegas for prostitution and drug related offenses

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Ringler

Name

Frank Ringler

Age

51

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

He had been stabbed to death

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Hayes

Name

Angelique Hayes

Age

36

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Cause of death to be asphyxiation by means of strangulation

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Dane

Name

Matthew Dane

Age

19

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Atthew died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Leonardo

Name

Paul Leonardo

Age

29

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Found shot to death

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Ellis

Name

Robert Ellis

Age

43

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found deceased in the living room area of his residence

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Valin

Name

John Valin

Age

46

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

John was struck several times and died at the scene the companion was struck once in the head, but survived the wound

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Hanson

Name

Diana Hanson

Age

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Diana was sexually assaulted and murdered

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Tighe

Name

Catherine Tighe

Age

17

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Cause of death as manual strangulation

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Gonzales

Name

Norma Gonzales

Age

25

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

An autopsy determined norma died from a gunshot wound

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Elliott

Name

Krista Elliott

Age

26

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

The victim had numerous stab wounds

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Raynor

Name

Richard Raynor

Age

43

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

The cause of death was multiple stab wounds to the back and chest

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__McMahon

Name

Burt McMahon

Age

Cause of Death

Gunshot

Info

Died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Waltz

Name

Audrey Waltz

Age

20

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Audrey had been strangled; then thrown into the dumpster

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Myers

Name

Herbert Myers

Age

35

Cause of Death

Stabbed

Info

It was discovered that herbert had suffered a blow to the head; the official cause of death was blunt force injury to the head

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Maassberg

Name

Martina Maassberg

Age

24

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

She had been strangled and sexually assaulted

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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cold-case-record__Craven

Name

Peggy Craven

Age

26

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

Peggy died as the result of strangulation and blunt force injury to the chest

Agency

Las Vegas MPD

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