A Routine Day Turns TragicOn September 29, 1979, 52-year-old Dorothy Elizabeth Smock, a former teacher at Alice Byrne Elementary School and co-owner of Solar Engineering Systems in Yuma, Arizona, ...

A Mysterious Discovery on Valentine's DayOn February 14, 1982, an Arizona state trooper patrolling Interstate 40 near Williams, Arizona, made a grim discovery. While searching for a lost tire, he ...

A Devoted Life Cut ShortFather Benjamin J. Carrier, a 54-year-old Catholic priest from San Diego, was known for his unwavering dedication to helping those in need. Serving as a chaplain at the ...

Discovery of the Crime SceneOn July 11, 1983, the Mesa Police Department responded to a distressing call in the 1900 block of West Lindner Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered the lifeless body ...

A Young Woman's DisappearanceIn May 1987, 24-year-old Christine Lester, a member of the Navajo Nation, set out from her home in Indian Wells, Arizona, intending to hitchhike to the Flagstaff Mall. ...

A New Beginning in MesaIn June 1988, 26-year-old Loretta Lynn and her husband, Alan, embarked on a new chapter in their lives by moving into a duplex on the 4700 block of East Camino Street in Mesa, ...

IntroductionIn the quiet community of Mesa, Arizona, the unsolved murder of 21-year-old Frances O'Donnell continues to cast a long shadow over the city. Decades have passed since that fateful day in ...

A Routine Morning Turns TragicIn the early hours of October 6, 1995, the city of Chandler, Arizona, awoke to a tragedy that remains unresolved to this day. Martin Zarco, a 26-year-old employee of ...