Cold Cases in Arizona

ColdCaseIndex documents 7 cold cases in Arizona, spanning 1978–2009. 6 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

7 Documented Cases
6 Still Unsolved
1978–2009 Year Range
2 Case Types

By Type

6 Homicides 1 Unidentified Person

By Status

6 Unsolved 1 Conviction

All Arizona Cases

Unsolved 2009

José Campos

Thirty-three-year-old José Campos was found murdered in Tucson, Arizona in January 2009. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Pima County cold case files.

Tucson Homicide Age 33
Unsolved 2007

Lisa Pizarro

Thirty-four-year-old Lisa Pizarro was found murdered in Mesa, Arizona in February 2007. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Maricopa County cold case files.

Mesa Homicide Age 34
Unsolved 2001

Michelle Martinez

Twenty-nine-year-old Michelle Martinez was found murdered in Phoenix, Arizona in April 2001. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Maricopa County cold case files.

Phoenix Homicide Age 29
Unsolved 1992

Phoenix Jane Doe (1992)

An unidentified woman's remains were found in the desert east of Phoenix, Arizona in October 1992. She has never been identified despite forensic examination. The case is in NamUs and Maricopa County investigators contin

Phoenix Unidentified Person
Unsolved 1991

Linda Jane Sullivan

Linda Jane Sullivan was found murdered in Tucson, Arizona in July 1991. Despite investigation by Tucson Police, the case went cold. It remains in Pima County Sheriff's Office cold case files.

Tucson Homicide Age 33
Conviction 1984

Vicki Lynne Hoskinson

Eight-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson disappeared while mailing a letter near her Tucson home. Her remains were found eight months later. Frank Jarvis Atwood was convicted in 1987 and spent decades on death row, becoming

Tucson Homicide Age 8
Unsolved 1978

Bob Crane

TV actor Bob Crane, star of Hogan's Heroes, was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment. His acquaintance John Carpenter was tried for the murder in 1994 but acquitted. Despite physical evidence and suspici

Scottsdale Homicide Age 49