Cold Cases in Arizona
ColdCaseIndex documents 19 cold cases in Arizona, spanning 1928–2025. 10 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Emily Pike
Emily Pike, a 14-year-old member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, disappeared from a Mesa, Arizona group home on January 27, 2025. Her dismembered remains were found in trash bags off US Highway 60 near Globe on February
Daniel Robinson
Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, vanished on June 23, 2021, after leaving a remote water-well job site near Buckeye, Arizona, in his Jeep. The vehicle was found crashed in a desert ravine nearly a month later, b
Alex Cox
Alex Cox, brother of Lori Vallow, died suddenly weeks after killing Charles Vallow. His death was linked to the Daybell-Vallow conspiracy but officially attributed to blood clots and possible fentanyl.
Lori Vallow Pre-Murder Timeline
Before murdering her children, Lori Vallow's fourth husband Charles was shot by her brother Alex Cox, who claimed self-defense. Alex later died mysteriously. The deaths were connected to the cult beliefs.
Gabriel Johnson
Eight-month-old Gabriel Johnson vanished after his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, took him from Tempe, Arizona, to San Antonio, Texas, in December 2009. She was convicted of custodial interference but Gabriel has never been
Jason Derek Brown
Jason Derek Brown is wanted by the FBI for the murder and robbery of an armored car guard outside a movie theater in Phoenix, Arizona. He is believed to have fled to international destinations.
Robert Keith Palomares
Armored car guard Robert Keith Palomares was shot and killed during a robbery outside a movie theater in Phoenix. Suspect Jason Derek Brown, a con artist and alleged killer, was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list and
Alissa Turney
Seventeen-year-old Alissa Turney disappeared from her Phoenix high school. Her stepfather Michael Turney was convicted of her murder in 2020 after her sister's advocacy campaign.
Mary, Bobby & Brittney Fisher
Robert William Fisher allegedly murdered his wife and two children, then blew up their Scottsdale home. He was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list in 2002 and has never been found, making him one of America's longest-
Robert William Fisher
Robert Fisher is wanted for killing his wife and two children and blowing up their Scottsdale home to cover the crime. He has been a fugitive since 2001.
Joe Andriano
Wendi Andriano murdered her terminally ill husband Joe by poisoning him with sodium azide and then bludgeoning him. She claimed self-defense. She was sentenced to death.
Mikelle Biggs
Eleven-year-old Mikelle Biggs vanished while riding her bicycle outside her Mesa, Arizona home waiting for the ice cream truck. Her younger sister was playing nearby but didn't see what happened. Despite national attenti
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
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
Carolyn Celeste Eaton ("Valentine Sally")
A teenage girl's body was found beside Interstate 40 near Williams, Arizona, on Valentine's Day 1982, and she was known for nearly 40 years as "Valentine Sally." In February 2021 genetic genealogy identified her as 17-ye
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
Charles Morgan
Escrow company president Charles Morgan was found shot dead in the desert near Tucson wearing a bulletproof vest and with a map to a motel. He had reported being stalked and had painted his car to avoid detection.
Sharon Lee Gallegos
The remains of a young girl were found near Congress, Arizona in 1960. Known as 'Little Miss Nobody' for over 60 years, she was identified in 2022 as Sharon Lee Gallegos, a child who had been abducted from New Mexico.
Glen & Bessie Hyde
Newlyweds Glen and Bessie Hyde disappeared while attempting to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on a homemade scow. Their boat was found intact but the couple was never seen again.