Maricopa County · Arizona

Murders in
Scottsdale, Arizona

Explore a growing source-backed directory of homicide victims in Scottsdale from 1996 through 2026. The map combines official Scottsdale Police cold cases with solved cases, prosecutions, murder-suicides and recent homicide investigations, while keeping uncertain classifications outside the main count.

52detailed victim records
12official SPD cold-case victims
19years represented
Research status: Scottsdale has unusually strong official cold-case coverage, but this is not yet a certified 1996–2026 homicide census. FBI/UCR comparisons still show missing or unmatched records in several years, particularly 2010–2012. A difference can also reflect reporting timing, jurisdiction boundaries or later reclassification.
Scottsdale case directory

Documented homicide cases

Approximate public locationsPrivate homes generalized
52 detailed records shown
2026-09-06

Name not publicly released

Fatal shooting
Near Camelback Road & Saddlebag Trail, Old Town
One of two brothers shot after a fight outside Old Town Scottsdale nightclubs died. Jeremy La’Twan Campbell Jr. was arrested on a second-degree murder charge.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2026-08-30

Shirley Davalos, 28

Murder-suicide
Near Scottsdale Road & McDowell Road
Scottsdale police identified Davalos as the victim in a murder-suicide; the suspected shooter was Matthew Mathis.
ABC15 source ↗
2025-10-11

Thomas John “T.J.” Pizzitola, 29

Fatal assault
Outside Pattie’s First Avenue Lounge, near Scottsdale Road & 1st Avenue
Pizzitola died from injuries suffered in a fight outside an Old Town Scottsdale bar. Police later arrested five people; one suspect was booked on a second-degree murder charge.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2025-09-01

Frank Quaranta, 67

Targeted homicide
Near 68th Street & McDowell Road
Quaranta was found dead at his Scottsdale townhome with blunt-force trauma. Police identified and arrested a suspect later charged with murder.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2025-06-30

Ramon Moraga, 20

Double homicide
Near 115th Street & Sahuaro Drive
Ramon Moraga was one of an engaged couple shot while seated in a vehicle in north Scottsdale. Three suspects, including two juveniles, were later arrested.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2025-06-30

Nadia Mysliwiec, 21

Double homicide
Near 115th Street & Sahuaro Drive
Nadia Mysliwiec was one of an engaged couple shot while seated in a vehicle in north Scottsdale. Three suspects, including two juveniles, were later arrested.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2025-05-20

Michael Bradford, 45

Fatal shooting
Near Miller Road & McDowell Road
Bradford was shot while visiting a longtime friend in Scottsdale and later died. Police arrested Sean Quinn on a second-degree murder charge.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2025-04-02

Gino Mendoza, 30

Fatal shooting
Near 5800 N Granite Reef Road
Scottsdale police says Mendoza was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died. A suspect was arrested on a second-degree murder charge while alleging self-defense.
City of Scottsdale source ↗
2025-03-26

Lisa Kay Lonergan, 46

Family murder-suicide
Near Indian Bend Road & Via de La Sendero
DCS determined that Todd Lonergan inflicted the gunshot injuries that caused the deaths of Lisa Kay Lonergan and the other homicide victim in the home.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
2025-03-26

Sophia Brin Lonergan, 15

Family murder-suicide
Near Indian Bend Road & Via de La Sendero
DCS determined that Todd Lonergan inflicted the gunshot injuries that caused the deaths of Sophia Brin Lonergan and the other homicide victim in the home.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
2024-08-17

Susan Yijuan Yan, 46

Fatal shooting
Near Shea Boulevard & 128th Street
Yan was shot at her Scottsdale home and died after being taken to a hospital. Her husband was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2023-01-20 · SPD 23-02037

Erin Weber

Presumed homicide / missing-person case
Near 64th Street & Osborn Road
Weber was last seen at her Scottsdale apartment in January 2023. In August 2026 a Maricopa County grand jury indicted Joseph Ryan Vigil for first-degree murder; her body has not been found.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2022-02-06

Scott Harkness, 59

Fatal shooting
7900 E Camelback Road
Harkness was found shot along Camelback Road. Scottsdale police used forensic evidence to link a gun to a suspect arrested on a first-degree murder charge.
Arizona’s Family source ↗
2022-01-30

Chaskah Davis Smith, 11

Child homicide
Extended Stay America hotel, Scottsdale
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office charged Smith’s grandmother and her husband with first-degree murder and child abuse after the 11-year-old died at a Scottsdale hotel.
Maricopa County Attorney source ↗
2021-04-11

Molly Elizabeth Lillard, 28

Murder-suicide
Near 86th Street & Chaparral Road
Police said Lillard was shot by her husband, who barricaded himself in their Scottsdale home before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
KTAR source ↗
2020-12-08

Andrea Marina Garcia, 53

Murder-for-hire shooting
Near 90th Street & Sweetwater Avenue
Garcia was killed during a murder-for-hire home invasion. Two men were convicted of first-degree murder and received life sentences.
KTAR source ↗
2020-05-28

Donna Archer, 76

Family murder-suicide
Near Hayden & Osborn roads
Police said Roger Lee Paris suffocated his aunt Donna Archer in a vehicle before killing his sister and himself.
ABC15 source ↗
2020-05-28

Cheryl McCarthy, 53

Family murder-suicide
Near Hayden & Osborn roads
Police said Roger Lee Paris shot his sister Cheryl McCarthy after killing their aunt, then killed himself.
ABC15 source ↗
2020-04-28

Tammy Welch, 50

Murder-suicide
Cholla Park, near Via Linda & Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard
Police said Lawrence Labine shot Welch while she sat in her vehicle at Cholla Park and then killed himself.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2019-05-25

Richard Chavez, 26

Fatal shooting
Near Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard & Thompson Peak Parkway
Chavez was found shot to death at a north Scottsdale apartment complex; police said the homicide did not appear random.
ABC15 source ↗
2019-05-01

Sharon Simmons, 79

Suffocation
Near 65th Street & Osborn Road
Police said Simmons’ daughter told investigators she smothered her mother at the Scottsdale home.
ABC15 source ↗
2019-01-25

Hanna Miller, 73

Blunt-force homicide
Near 77th Street & Balao Drive
Police said Jozef Miller admitted killing his wife Hanna with a hammer at their Scottsdale home.
ABC15 source ↗
2018-06-02

Marshall Levine, 72

Spree shooting
Scottsdale office (Airpark area)
Levine was found shot to death in his Scottsdale office and was identified as another victim in the 2018 shooting spree.
ABC News source ↗
2018-06-01

Veleria Sharp, 48

Spree shooting
Law office near 75th Street & 1st Street
Veleria Sharp was fatally shot at the Scottsdale law office where she worked as a paralegal. Police linked the killings to Dwight Lamon Jones.
ABC News source ↗
2018-06-01

Laura Anderson, 49

Spree shooting
Law office near 75th Street & 1st Street
Laura Anderson was fatally shot at the Scottsdale law office where she worked as a paralegal. Police linked the killings to Dwight Lamon Jones.
ABC News source ↗
2018-02-04

Kyle Brayer, 34

Fatal shooting
Old Town, near Civic Center Plaza & Stetson Drive
Brayer, an off-duty Tempe fire captain, was shot after an altercation in Old Town Scottsdale. Hezron Parks was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to prison.
KTAR source ↗
2017-11-10

Anne Fairbanks, 39

Family murder-suicide
Near 103rd Place & Sutton Drive
Police said Anne Fairbanks was killed by Jason Fairbanks in a north Scottsdale family murder-suicide.
CBS News / AP source ↗
2017-11-10

3-year-old Fairbanks daughter, 3

Family murder-suicide
Near 103rd Place & Sutton Drive
Police said 3-year-old Fairbanks daughter was killed by Jason Fairbanks in a north Scottsdale family murder-suicide.
CBS News / AP source ↗
2017-11-10

Parker Fairbanks, 0

Family murder-suicide
Near 103rd Place & Sutton Drive
Police said Parker Fairbanks was killed by Jason Fairbanks in a north Scottsdale family murder-suicide.
CBS News / AP source ↗
2017-05-29

Nancy Metz, 72

Murder-suicide
Near Hayden & Chaparral roads
Police said Metz was shot while asleep by her husband, Mark Gustafson, who then killed himself.
ABC15 source ↗
2017-01-15

Charles Jackson Sr., 58

Fatal shooting
Near Scottsdale Road & McKellips Road
Jackson was found shot to death at his Scottsdale home. Police later arrested Anthony Stephens in connection with the homicide.
ABC15 source ↗
2016-07-06

Samantha Drinkwater, 27

Murder-suicide
Near Scottsdale & McKellips roads
Scottsdale police identified Drinkwater as the homicide victim in a murder-suicide at the couple’s apartment.
ABC15 source ↗
2016-03-30

Name not publicly released

Murder-suicide
Scottsdale Belle Rive apartments, near Hayden & McDowell roads
Police said a woman was shot multiple times by her boyfriend, Jose G. Rios, who then shot himself. Her name was not released in the reviewed reporting.
ABC15 source ↗
2015-11-09

Martin Ellison, 25

Double homicide
Park Scottsdale Apartments, 3015 N Hayden Road
Martin Ellison was one of two men fatally shot at the Park Scottsdale Apartments. Scottsdale police later arrested two suspects.
KTAR source ↗
2015-11-09

Keaton Litke, 23

Double homicide
Park Scottsdale Apartments, 3015 N Hayden Road
Keaton Litke was one of two men fatally shot at the Park Scottsdale Apartments. Scottsdale police later arrested two suspects.
KTAR source ↗
2015-09-04

Mona Denton, 74

Murder-suicide
Near Scottsdale Road & Valley View Road
Police said Mona Denton was shot and killed by her husband, who then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2015-02-18

Allison Feldman, 31

Homicide at residence
Scottsdale residence (private location generalized)
Feldman was found dead in her Scottsdale home in 2015. In 2026 a jury found Ian Mitcham guilty of first-degree murder, sexual assault and burglary.
ABC15 source ↗
2013-09-23

Markale Marques, 1

Child heat death
Scottsdale work area near Greenway-Hayden Loop / Scottsdale Quarter
DCS says Markale died after his father left him in a vehicle while working in Scottsdale. The father was initially charged with second-degree murder; the ultimate plea was to child-abuse charges.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
2013-03-27

Linda Cohn

Strangulation
Near Bell Road & Thompson Peak Parkway
Cohn’s husband called police and reported that he had killed her at their Scottsdale home. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Phoenix New Times source ↗
2009-11-27 · SPD 09-30728

Kim Pacurar

Fatal stabbing
8250 N Via Paseo Del Norte area
Pacurar was found deceased in her apartment after relatives requested a welfare check. Scottsdale Police says she had multiple stab wounds.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2009-11-24

Dwight Nolan Tobyne, 56

Fatal shooting / dismemberment
8000 block E Mountain View Road
Scottsdale investigators said Tobyne was shot at the Scottsdale home he shared with his wife. His remains were later recovered in multiple Arizona counties; his wife pleaded guilty.
Phoenix New Times source ↗
2001-11-12 · SPD 01-29593

Paul Smith

Blunt-force homicide
320 E Scottsdale Mall / Civic Center area
Smith was found deceased on a second-floor balcony in downtown Scottsdale. Police says he died from blunt-force trauma.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2001-07-25 · SPD 01-19133

Scott Ponsolle

Fatal shooting
14715 N 78th Way
Ponsolle was found dead in an Airpark business parking lot; the medical examiner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2001-04-10 · SPD 01-9328

Mary Fisher, 38

Triple homicide
Near 74th Place & Oak Street
Mary Fisher was found dead after the family’s Scottsdale home exploded and burned. Scottsdale Police says Robert William Fisher is wanted for the murders of his wife and two children.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2001-04-10 · SPD 01-9328

Brittney Fisher, 12

Triple homicide
Near 74th Place & Oak Street
Brittney Fisher was found dead after the family’s Scottsdale home exploded and burned. Scottsdale Police says Robert William Fisher is wanted for the murders of his wife and two children.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2001-04-10 · SPD 01-9328

Robert Fisher Jr., 10

Triple homicide
Near 74th Place & Oak Street
Robert Fisher Jr. was found dead after the family’s Scottsdale home exploded and burned. Scottsdale Police says Robert William Fisher is wanted for the murders of his wife and two children.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
2000-02-05 · SPD 00-02870

Shawn Smith

Fatal stabbing
23023 N Scottsdale Road
Smith was stabbed in the Rawhide parking lot and later pronounced dead at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
1999-12-16 · SPD 99-28962

Telasforo Delarosa

Fatal shooting
7150 E Thomas Road
Delarosa and two other people were shot after an argument at Taco Jalisco; Delarosa died and the other two survived.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
1997-09-26 · SPD 97-21830

Jong Sun Kim

Armed-robbery shooting
1338 N Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale Police says Kim was shot and killed by two unknown suspects during an armed robbery at a Scottsdale Road business.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
1997-03-03 · SPD 97-05013

Darryll “Nikko” Raye

Fatal shooting
Near 111th Place, north Scottsdale
Raye was found deceased in a resident’s backyard with a gunshot wound.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
1996-12-16 · SPD 96-29018

Jorge Quesada

Fatal shooting
Near 14000 E Rio Verde Drive
Quesada was found near Rio Verde Drive and the medical examiner determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
1996-05-18 · SPD 96-11961

Marek Galewski

Fatal shooting
Near 91st Street & Evans Drive
Scottsdale Police says Galewski was found during a welfare check with a gunshot wound; he had last been seen alive April 30, 1996.
Scottsdale Police source ↗
Official Scottsdale Police cold cases

Cold-case victims in the 1996–2026 scope

These records come directly from Scottsdale Police's cold-case page and include department report numbers, dates and incident locations. They are already included in the detailed total above and are shown here again as an official historical subset.

Kim Pacurar2009 · SPD 09-30728
Brittney Fisher2001 · SPD 01-9328
Mary Fisher2001 · SPD 01-9328
Paul Smith2001 · SPD 01-29593
Robert Fisher Jr.2001 · SPD 01-9328
Scott Ponsolle2001 · SPD 01-19133
Shawn Smith2000 · SPD 00-02870
Telasforo Delarosa1999 · SPD 99-28962
Darryll “Nikko” Raye1997 · SPD 97-05013
Jong Sun Kim1997 · SPD 97-21830
Jorge Quesada1996 · SPD 96-29018
Marek Galewski1996 · SPD 96-11961

View Scottsdale Police Persons of Interest / Cold Cases ↗

Coverage audit

Where the research still has gaps

For selected years, the table compares this named victim ledger with FBI Uniform Crime Reporting counts for murder and non-negligent manslaughter reported by Scottsdale. The two measures are useful for gap detection but are not guaranteed to reconcile one-for-one because incident dates, reporting years, jurisdiction and later classifications can differ.

YearFBI/UCRDetailed recordsDifferenceStatus
201040+4Needs source matching / classification review
201140+4Needs source matching / classification review
201230+3Needs source matching / classification review
201342+2Needs source matching / classification review
201564+2Needs source matching / classification review
201642+2Needs source matching / classification review
201755+0Reconciled
201874+3Needs source matching / classification review
201933+0Reconciled
202151+4Needs source matching / classification review
By year

Detailed cases currently identified by year

20262 detailed records
20258 detailed records
20241 detailed record
20231 detailed record
20222 detailed records
20211 detailed record
20204 detailed records
20193 detailed records
20184 detailed records
20175 detailed records
20162 detailed records
20154 detailed records
20132 detailed records
20092 detailed records
20015 detailed records
20001 detailed record
19991 detailed record
19972 detailed records
19962 detailed records
Methodology

Charges, convictions and homicides are not interchangeable

The directory records the strongest verified status available. A murder charge is described as a charge, not a conviction. Murder-suicide perpetrators and officer-involved deaths are kept out of the homicide-victim total. Cases tied to Scottsdale but occurring in Phoenix, Fountain Hills or another jurisdiction are not counted as Scottsdale-location cases.

Is this every Scottsdale homicide since 1996?

No. The page is a research ledger. The official cold-case records provide a strong historical floor, but solved historical cases still need year-by-year records matching.

Why is Erin Weber included even though her body has not been found?

She is included because a Maricopa County grand jury returned a first-degree murder indictment in 2026 after Scottsdale investigators concluded she was dead. The page explicitly states that her body has not been recovered.

Why are exact home addresses not shown?

Private-home locations are generalized so the directory does not associate current residents with an old homicide.

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