Documented case histories

Individual case profiles

Explore ten selected Arizona cases through sourced accounts, timelines and dated investigation or court outcomes. Each profile connects to its city directory.

Scottsdale

Shirley Davalos

Scottsdale shooting • August 30, 2026

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Tucson

Thomas Meixner

University of Arizona professor • 2022 shooting

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Tucson

Mia Henderson

University of Arizona dormitory killing • 2007

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Phoenix

Emmett Velten

Central Phoenix homicide • April 24, 2011

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Yuma

Emma Givens

Fatal neglect case • September 13, 2020

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Yuma

Leondre Richards

West Eighth Street home invasion • July 9, 2017

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Yuma

Kenneth Cloud

Restaurant parking-lot killing • December 1997

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Yuma

Tamacia Wilder

Magnolia Avenue double homicide • 2021

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Yuma

Leticia Villareal

Shooting and house fire • May 31, 2025

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Yuma

Inez Newman

La Mesa Street killings • June 24, 2005

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