An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his roommate was sentenced Friday to 31 1/2 years in prison. Timothy Sullivan, 66, apologized in court but attributed his actions to a “traumatic brain injury,” KPNX reported. “I take full responsibility for my actions,” said Sullivan, who described Amy “Ruby” Leagans as a good …
An 18-year-old Arizona man is accused of killing his mother and then calling 911 to report she’d been kidnapped. A jogger found the body of Mary Collier, 38, just after 9 p.m. Tuesday night in a field in San Tan Valley, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. Less than 10 minutes after the discovery of …
An Arizona man has been charged with first degree murder after surveillance cameras showed him firing 38 rounds from a long rifle at a woman waiting at a Mesa bus stop. Andrew Rada, 44, claimed that his victim, 52-year-old Michelle Flippin, was “waving a chrome handgun while talking out loud” as “multple people” ran from …
Family members found the decapitated body of a beloved teacher late Friday after she failed to arrive for a surprise birthday party earlier in the evening. Teresa DeJesus Cruz Rubio’s sister told investigators she had spoken with her late Friday afternoon to confirm she was coming to the planned gathering, KSAZ reported. When the 49-year-old …
An Arizona man has been charged with the murder of his best friend, a 24-year-old man found beheaded in the desert near Gila Bend last month. Sam Bush, 23, was arrested the day after the body of Alijah Bradley was recovered on August 19, AZFamily reported. Bradley had been shot to death, but at that …
Arizona authorities this week arrested two men in the disappearance and presumed death of a Yavapai County woman who was last heard from in March. Shayna Feinman’s boyfriend, Cavett Richards, and the couple’s landlord, William DalCerro, have been charged with second degree murder, concealment of a dead body, and conspiracy, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office …
An Arizona detective has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his wife at their home in Mesa this week. When he was finally found driving his wife’s car and taken into custody, John C. Byrd III told investigators that during a heated argument with his wife early Wednesday morning, “a switch …
An Arizona woman is dead after she made a desperate 911 call telling deputies that her boyfriend had taken an “illegal drug” was refusing to let her out of the vehicle while driving up Mt. Lemmon outside Tucson early Saturday evening. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it got the call shortly before 6:30 p.m. …
A 25-year-old Arizona woman reported missing earlier his month was found shot to death in a car next to the body of a man her family said had been stalking her. Doris Maricela Aguilar was reported missing on July 1, after she told family she was heading to the store and didn’t return, KPNX reported. …
Police in Arizona have arrested a man for the murder of a 15-year-old girl 20 years ago. Phoenix Police said they arrested Sergio Francisco Reyes, now 37, for the murder of Elena Lasswell on July 10, 2004, KSAZ reported. Police were called to a a home in northwest Phoenix that day where Lasswell was found. …
A Arizona husband who reported his wife missing has agreed to plead guilty to her murder in exchange for a 16 year prison sentence. Daniel Paduchowski, 58, reportedly led investigators to Kelly Paduchowski’s body, along with her phone, car keys, and the murder weapon, KNXV reported. Paduchowski was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated …
The remains of an Arizona woman reported missing on Sunday were found after a week-long investigation into her disappearance that included the arrest of her husband for aggravated assault. Flagstaff Police did not say where the remains of 45-year-old Kelly Paduchowski were located or provide any other information about the discovery, KTAR reported. Daniel Paduchowski, …
