La Paz County, 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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