Found Deceased AZ - Benjamin Anderson, 41, Car found burned, Phoenix, 31 Dec 2021

[formerlyme]

as completely horrific as this new info is (the poor family and friends). It is good that it is bringing this case into the news again and maybe someone will remember something that is helpful.

 

[cocomod]

as completely horrific as this new info is (the poor family and friends). It is good that it is bringing this case into the news again and maybe someone will remember something that is helpful.

I am honestly so shocked at how quiet the news has been on this one. Nothing! No requests for information from the public. Someone who is VERY violent is free out there!

 

[cocomod]

Man who found Benjamin Anderson’s body on fire in Arizona desert speaks out

He doesn’t remember seeing blood or anything else, and that’s the eeriest part.

www.azfamily.com

Man who found Benjamin Anderson’s body on fire in Arizona desert speaks out​

 

[whitelilac]

This case really haunts me. Benjamin sounds like he was such a good lovely man, the way his close friends described him and who tried so hard to find him. It's heartbreaking.
A horrific crime against an innocent person...and why? It's been nearly 9 months. Ben deserves justice, as do his family and friends.

 

[Knox]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=467788545196150

 

[Knox]

In the above interview, the witness says he didn't see anyone in the area. Yet Ben's body was on fire? Not doubting his word, but wow, that had to be a really tight timeline right?

 

[Mccrackenator]

In the above interview, the witness says he didn't see anyone in the area. Yet Ben's body was on fire? Not doubting his word, but wow, that had to be a really tight timeline right?

That was my first thought too. After doing a little reading, I learned that bodies can surprisingly burn for hours

 

[Knox]

That was my first thought too. After doing a little reading, I learned that bodies can surprisingly burn for hours

Thanks for saving us the research on that topic, I wouldn't have imagined that to be the case.

 

[vls12345]

It's lucky that witness saw the smoke, investigated, and called it in. Otherwise who knows when his remains would have been found?

 

[branmuffin]

I am honestly so shocked at how quiet the news has been on this one. Nothing! No requests for information from the public. Someone who is VERY violent is free out there!

It reminds me of the Scott Ratigan murder in Jan 2020. Complete silence from friends, family and LE. I get LE not releasing information to maintain investigative integrity but I am really stymied by hearing nothing from those that were close to Scott.

VA - Scott Ratigan, 24, found murdered in apartment, Arlington, 17 Jan 2020

Wow! I've learned much more from this video. The narrator shows how he was able to enter the building and even get on the elevator to the floor. I am now wondering how the killer got into the apartment. I would have thought Scott would have looked through a peep hole before opening the door...

www.websleuths.com

 

[branmuffin]

Man who found Benjamin Anderson’s body on fire in Arizona desert speaks out

He doesn’t remember seeing blood or anything else, and that’s the eeriest part.

www.azfamily.com

Man who found Benjamin Anderson’s body on fire in Arizona desert speaks out​

Reading the article made me realize I had a completely different idea of what a wash is. I got the idea that where he was found was similar to those concrete storm drains you find in Phoenix to channel rainwater. The wash Scott was found in was a natural channel formed in the desert topography that is carved out through intermittant flooding from heavy rainfall. He was much further out than I thought, even with the pinpointed info provided by a poster who lives in Phoenix.

Completely naked, bleeding and set on fire? What on earth did this poor man experience? It does not appear to be a stranger abduction to me.

 

[megs1477]

Completely naked, bleeding and set on fire? What on earth did this poor man experience?

I just watched the video again, at around 2:00 she says the witness does not recall seeing blood or anything else.
The case has really bothered me from Day 1. This account just took it to another level. Naked, pushed or fell off a cliff, then someone set his head on fire? I can’t even imagine.

 

[branmuffin]

I just watched the video again, at around 2:00 she says the witness does not recall seeing blood or anything else.
The case has really bothered me from Day 1. This account just took it to another level. Naked, pushed or fell off a cliff, then someone set his head on fire? I can’t even imagine.

Yes, I remember him saying he didn't see any blood but apparently when the authorities arrived they stated they found blood in the wash.

 

[megs1477]

Yes, I remember him saying he didn't see any blood but apparently when the authorities arrived they stated they found blood in the wash.

Thank you for clarifying. I missed that.

 

[Valiant]

While that was from 5 years ago and the policy and technology may have been updated since then, it’s still kind of mind-blowing that they would pay for cameras that can’t record

You will find that most state traffic cameras and many municipalities don't record. There are probably legal as well as logistic (it would take a lot of space to store the footage) reasons why.
The purpose of the camera systems is to monitor traffic flow, not provide historical records.

 

[cocomod]

It is just horrifying to me that they have not made an arrest in this case yet. It seems like such a violent and gruesome crime, so there is a violent and horrible monster walking freely in the Phoenix area!

 

[realanastasia]

Bumping for Benjamin, and article from August I had not yet seen. Comments from relative are interesting…

”Dedeppo said his generosity occasionally led him to associate with people who weren’t really his peer group, but that doesn’t mean his fatal circumstances were necessarily brought on by that characteristic.”

Family, friends search for clues in Phoenix man’s murder

Benjamin Anderson is described by friends and family as a generous and helpful person. It’s still unclear if those characteristics are what led him to someone who killed him. Anderson, a …

yourvalley.net

 

[evilwise]

Every time I'm notified of a post in this thread I'm hopeful that it's about an arrest. With suspects on video and an appreciable reward it seems like it should be solved by now. If he was known to associate with people "not in his peer group" that just is more people to interview. Seems it might be about time for some of that reward money to go towards hiring a PI before the trail goes too cold.

 

[Knox]

Every time I'm notified of a post in this thread I'm hopeful that it's about an arrest. With suspects on video and an appreciable reward it seems like it should be solved by now. If he was known to associate with people "not in his peer group" that just is more people to interview. Seems it might be about time for some of that reward money to go towards hiring a PI before the trail goes too cold.

This case seemed like it would be solvable, I thought for sure there would be a digital trail with bread crumbs.

 

[NeverPersonal]

This case seemed like it would solvable, I thought for sure there would be a digital trail with bread crumbs.

I mean, Delphi had video/audio of the killer and it still took 5 years...