On November 10, 1995, a 13-year-old boy named Bradley Hansen disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona. That day was a school holiday for Veteran's Day, a fact Bradley did not share with his mother. Instead, he left home as if it were a normal school day and rode his bicycle to the home of a friend and classmate, Jeremy Bach. When Bradley's mother realized it was a school holiday, she tried to page him to find out where he was, but he never responded.
He was not at home when she returned from work, and she reported him missing that evening. Initially, Bradley's case was treated as that of a runaway, based on his friend Jeremy's account. Jeremy told police that he and Bradley had been playing with a gun when Bradley accidentally fired it into a wall, panicked, and fled on his bike.
The investigation took a dramatic turn approximately two months later when sanitation workers noticed bloodstains on the Bach family's trash container. A subsequent search of the container revealed a significant amount of blood and other bodily fluids, and investigators also found bloodstains in the Bach's kitchen. When confronted with this new evidence, Jeremy Bach changed his story. He then admitted that he had shot Bradley in the chest. After the shooting, he placed Bradley's body in the dumpster. The contents of that dumpster were later transported to the Butterfield Station Landfill. Authorities launched an extensive, two-month search of the landfill, costing $100,000, but they were tragically unable to locate Bradley's remains.
Despite Jeremy's claim that the shooting was an accident, investigators had reasons to believe otherwise, theorizing that the shooting occurred during an argument over a girl both boys had dated. Jeremy gave several different versions of how the 'accident' supposedly happened. He also admitted that he made no attempt to get help for Bradley after the shooting, and stated that it took over an hour for him to pass away. In February 1996, Jeremy Bach, at the age of 14, was charged with murder and became the youngest person in Arizona to be tried as an adult. He was ultimately convicted of the homicide and sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Bradley Hansen's body has never been recovered, leaving his family with unanswered questions and a profound sense of loss.Last Seen: Nov 10, 1995
