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Jay Michael Freeman

Case from Prescott, AZ dated Jun 21, 2018

Victim Details

Jay Michael Free

Male

White / Caucasian

Prescott

AZ

2018-06-21

66

Jay

Michael Freeman

litigation

06/24/2026

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In a bizarre turn of events that began with a frantic roadside discovery, the death of 66-year-old Jay Michael Freeman in Prescott, Arizona, unfolded into a tale of deceit and violence. On a Thursday in June 2018, Sharalyn Stura, a 57-year-old woman, was found in her vehicle off Interstate 17. Her hands were tied to the steering wheel, and she told a harrowing story to the Arizona Department of Public Safety officers who came to her aid.

Stura claimed that an armed assailant had abducted ...
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  • Verde Independent: Woman found guilty of murder after faked kidnapping
  • Woman found guilty of murder after faked kidnapping | News
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