AZ AZ - Tempe, HispFem, UP1987, 15-19, hitchhiking, overdose, Apr'02

[fmw63]

"ON 04-27-02 AT 1100 HOURS, I TURNED THE NYLON CD CASE OVER TO JK IN THE CRlME LAB. MR. K PROCESSED THE SEVENTY DIFFERENT CD'S INSIDE THE CASE FOR LATENT PRINTS. WHILE I WAS IN THE CRIME LAB, MR. K MADE AN 8 BY 10" PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VICTIM'S FACE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO MR. K'S INVOLVEMENT, SEE HIS SUPPLEMENT TO THIS REPORT. ON 04-27-02 BETWEEN 1100 HOURS AND 1200 HOURS, I TOOK THE VICTIM'S PHOTOGRAPH TO SEVERAL AREAS ALONG APACHE BLVD. AND ATTEMPTED TO SEE IF ANYONE COULD POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HER AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE THAT RECOGNIZED THE VICTIM. ON 04-27-02 AT 1230 HOURS, I CONTACTED KG IN THE TEMPE POLICE RECORDS DEPARTMENT. I GAVE MS. G THE INFORMATION ON THE VICTIM, AT WHICH TIME, SHE ISSUED A TELETYPE TO SURROUNDING AGENCIES IN REFERENCE TO THIS UNIDENTIFIED DECEASED FEMALE. ON 04-27-02 AT 1240 HOURS, I WAS CONTACTED BY TEMPE POLICE I.D. TECHNICIAN, JK. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD PROCESSED THE COMPACT DISKS INSIDE THE NYLON CASE AND ENTERED THE FINGERPRINTS INTO THE AFIS COMPUTER. MR. K TURNED THE CD CASE BACK OVER TO THIS OFFICER AT THIS TIME."

 

[fmw63]

"ON 04-29-02 AT 0800 HOURS, DET. B, I.D. TECHNICIAN JK AND I ATTENDED THE AUTOPSY OF THE UNIDENTlFIED FEMALE AT THE MARICOPA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. THE AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED BY DR. M. THE CASE NUMBER FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IS 02-1368. AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 HOURS, THE TAG #I583804 WAS REMOVED FROM THE BAG AND THE BODY WAS REMOVED. DURING THE AUTOPSY, DR. M CONDUCTED A RAPE EXAMINATION AND COLLECTED VAGINAL SWABS. A BLOOD SAMPLE, FINGERNAIL CLIPPINGS FROM BOTH HANDS, RECTUM SWABS AND ORAL SWABS WERE ALSO OBTAINED. AT 0831 HOURS, DR. M OBTAINED A SAMPLE OF THE UNKNOWN STAIN THAT WAS FOUND ON THE INNER THIGH AND BUTTOCKS AREA OF TH15 VICTIM'S PANTS. THE AUTOPSY WAS COMPLETED AT 1030 HOURS. DR. M TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH AT THIS TIME. HE SAID THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA OR ANYTHING OBVIOUS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN HER DEATH. DR M SAID THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHEN THE TOXICOLOGY RESULTS WERE COMPLETED.

THE LISTED ITEMS WERE SEIZED DURING THE AUTOPSY:
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #3: BLOOD SAMPLE FROM THE VICTIM
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #4: SWABS OF STAIN SAMPLES FROM JEANS
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #5 : FINGERNAIL CLIPPINGS
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #6: KNOWN HEAD HAIR FROM THE VICTIM
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #7: SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #8: BLUE/SILVER ELASTIC HAIR BAND
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #9: BLUE PANTIES
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #10: BLUE JEAN PANTS
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #11: WHITE CREW SOCK
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #12: BLACK SLIP-ON SHOE (LEFT)
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM # 13 : RED HALTER-TOP SHIRT
PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #14: TRACE EVIDENCE BAGS "

(the jeans were Watch L.A. brand, the shoes Payless Lower Eastside - fmw)

 

[fmw63]

"THESE ITEMS WERE TURNED OVER TO DET. B, WHO IMPOUNDED THEM AS EVIDENCE ON 04-29-02 AT 1200 HOURS, AT THE TEMPE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON 04-29-02 AT 1035 HOURS, I RECEIVED A VOICE-MAIL MESSAGE FROM TEMPE POLICE I.D. TECHNICIAN F, HE SAID THAT HE HAD OBTAINED A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FROM THE AFIS ENTRY. HE SAD THAT A FINGERPRINT FOUND ON ONE OF THE COMPACT DISKS CAME BACK TO A M V WITH A DATE OF BIRTH OF XX-XX-XX. WHEN I RAN THIS NAME, I FOUND THAT MS. V HAD A POSSIBLE HOME ADDRESS OF W. PIEDMONT ST. IN PHOENIX. ON 04-29-02 AT 11 10 HOURS, I ARRIVED AT THE W. PIEDMONT ADDRESS. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I FOUND THAT NOBODY WAS HOME. I LEFT A BUSINESS CARD ON THE FRONT DOOR AND LEFT. ON 04-29-02 AT 1245 HOURS, I RECEIVED A PAGE FROM --xxxx. WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER, I WAS CONTACTED BY A SUBJECT WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS RE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE LIVES AT W. PIEDMONT ST. AND WHEN HE RETURNED HOME, HE FOUND MY BUSINESS CARD ON THE FRONT DOOR. I ASKED MR. E IF HE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER NAMED M. HE TOLD ME THAT M IS HIS SISTER, ALTHOUGH, SHE WAS NOT CURRENTLY AT HOME. ON 04-29-02 AT 1315 HOURS, I CONTACTED MR. E AT W. PIEDMONT ST. IN PHOENIX. UPON MY ARRIVAL, HE CALLED MS. V ON HER CELLULAR TELEPHONE. HE TOLD HER THAT I NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH HER. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY IN ROUTE TO THIS ADDRESS AND WOULD MEET WITH ME IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES."

 

[fmw63]

"On 04-29-02 at 1330 hours, ms. V arrived at the home. I told her that i was investigating the death of a young female that was discovered behind a business in tempe. I told her that with the body, we found a cd case and that one of the compact disks had her fingerprint on it. I asked her if she listens to compact disks. She told me that she does. She then entered her van and removed a case of compact disks. The cd case was a black, nylon case with the brand name "case logic" printed on the front. This was the exact same type of case that was found at the scene. When i opened the case, i found that the brand name and type of music inside the case were very similar to the cd's that were found at the scene. I asked ms. V if this was the only cd case that she owned. She told me that she has a second case very similar to this one, although, her boyfriend, e t, has it with him. She said that she has been dating mr. T for the last year and that she is 7 months pregnant with his child. She said that they are currently living together in an apartment, located at xxxx e. Lemarche st. # in phoenix. She said that their apartment is in the area of 29th st and greenway rd. In north phoenix. Ms. V told me that she was with mr. T on friday night (04-26-02) at approximately 9:00 p.m. She said that she had received a telephone call from mr. T at approximately 8:30 p.m., asking her to pick him up at a check cashing store, located at 35th ave. And thomas rd. In phoenix. Mr. T told her that he had been visiting friends in the area of 35th ave. And thomas rd. And he needed a ride home. She agreed to pick him up at the check cashing store. Ms v arrived at the store at 9:00 p.m. They then drove to 19th ave. And southern ave in phoenix, so that they could pick up two of ms. V's daughters, ages 6 years and 3 years old, who were staying with family members. They picked up her daughters at 9:30 p.m. The four of them then drove to ms. V's sister's house, located at 13th st. And pecan st. In phoenix, where they dropped off her 6 year old daughter. They stayed at the house for approximately 10 minutes and then left with the 3 -year-old daughter.

They then drove to their apartment, located at xxxx e. Lemarche st. # in phoenix, arriving at 10:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found that the front door was standing wide open and thought that they had been burglarized. Mr. T entered the apartment and found nothing had been disturbed or missing. After finding the door open, ms. V and mr. T became concerned for their safety and decided that they would stay at a hotel for the evening. They decided to stay at the park palace hotel, located at 28th st. And van buren st. In phoenix. They woke up the next morning at 9:00 a.m. And returned to their apartment at 3:00 p.m. I asked ms. V if she knew the names of mr. T's friends that he was with on friday night. She told me that she had no idea because mr.t will not give her that information. She said that he is very possessive and gnes her only limited information. The only information that she had about friday night, was that he was with friends and that they were in either tempe or mesa. She said that she is very concerned that their cd case was found next to a deceased woman and wanted to question him about this."

 

[MadeaBecBec]

So, the LE and Coroner think she could be Native American as well.....
:dance: Thank you fmw63, I am certain everyone here appreciates the time it took for you to relay that vital info from the report!! :woohoo: Thanks doesn't really seem adequate, but, I'm saying it anyhow!!!:blushing:

 

[fmw63]

So, the LE and Coroner think she could be Native American as well.....
:dance: Thank you fmw63, I am certain everyone here appreciates the time it took for you to relay that vital info from the report!! :woohoo: Thanks doesn't really seem adequate, but, I'm saying it anyhow!!!:blushing:

You're welcome, but I'm not doing much, just typing, hahaha. The real work comes later... phone and email volunteers anyone? :angel:

 

[fmw63]

"ON 04-30-02 AT 0936 HOURS, I TELEPHONED MS. V. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE DID TALK TO MR. T AND THAT HE SAID HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG AND FOR HER NOT TO WORRY. HE TOLD MS. V THAT HE AND A FRIEND HAD PICKED UP A FEMALE THAT WAS WALKING ALONG THE STREET, IN THE AREA OF 32ND ST. AND GREENWAY RD. IN PHOENIX. AS THEY WERE DRIVING AROUND, THE FEMALE WAS ACTING "CRAZY" AS IF SHE WAS HIGH ON DRUGS. THE FEMALE THEN ASKED THEM IF THEY KNEW WHERE SHE COULD BUY SOME COCAINE. MR. T'S FRIEND THEN PROVIDED THIS FEMALE WTTH COCAINE, AT WHICH TIME, SHE STARTED TO HAVE A SEIZURE AND PASSED OUT. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO GO TO MEXICO TO STAY FOR A WHILE BECAUSE HE IS ILLEGALLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS CONCERNED THAT HE WlLL BE ARRESTED. HE SAID THAT THEIR 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WAS NOW PARKED AT A TRAILER PARK AT 400 W. BASELINE RD. MS. V SAID THAT SHE WOULD MEET WITH ME AT THE CAR AND GIVE CONSENT FOR THE CAR TO BE SEARCHED. "

04-30-02 AT 1100 HOURS, DET. B AND I MET WITH MS. V AT THE 400 W. BASELINE ADDRESS, UPON OUR ARRIVAL, MS. V SHOWED ME THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS HER VEHTCLE AND THAT MR. T WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT ON THE EVENING OF 04-26-02. I TOOK SEVERAL POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND TWO SODA POP CANS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I LOCATED A COKE CAN ON THE REAR FLOORBOARD (PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #24) AND A SPRITE CAN (PROPERTY SHEET ITEM #25) ON THE FRONT DRIVERS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE TWO CANS WERE IMPOUNDED AS EVIDENCE ON 05-09-02 AT 1200 HOURS."

 

[fmw63]

"ON 04-30-02 AT 1300 HOURS, I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL AT MY OFFICE FROM MR. T. DET. W INTERVIEWED MR. T WHILE THIS CONVERSATION WAS TAPE-RECORDED. DURING THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, MR. T SAID THAT ON FRIDAY NIGHT (04-26-02) HE WAS BY HIMSELF, DRIVING HIS 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS IN THE AREA OF 32ND ST. AND GREENWAY RD. IN NORTH PHOENIX, WHEN HE OBSERVED A FEMALE, APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS OF AGE, WALKING ON THE SlDE OF THE ROAD. HE DESCRIBED THE FEMALE'S CLOTHING AS BLUE PANTS AND A RED TOP. AS HE DROVE PAST THE FEMALE, SHE WAVED TO HIM, HAVING HIM PULL OVER. MR. T OFFERED THE FEMALE A RIDE AND SHE AGREED. WHILE ONLY SPEAKING IN SPANISH, SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE WANTED TO PURCHASE SOME CONCERT TICKETS FOR A HISPANIC MUSICAL GROUP THAT WAS COMING TO TOWN. MR. T AGREED TO DRIVE HER TO THE FOOD CITY GROCERY STORE, LOCATED AT 40TH ST. AND WASHINGTON ST. SO THAT SHE COULD BUY THE TICKETS. AS THEY WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE. MR. T NOTICED THAT THIS FEMALE WAS ACTING VERY STRANGE. SHE WAS PULLING HER HAIR AND ACTING AS IF SHE WAS HIGH ON DRUGS. THIS SUBJECT TOLD MR. T THAT HER MOTHER HAD JUST KICKED HER OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF DRUG ABUSE PROBLEMS. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD NOWHERE TO STAY AND ASKED IF SHE COULD MOVE IN WITH MR. TENA. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE STORE, THEY FOUND THAT THEY WERE NOT SELLING ANY CONCERT TICKETS. THEY THEN DECIDED TO DRIVE TO THE FOOD CITY STORE, LOCATED AT 32ND ST. AND GREENWAY RD. WHILE THEY WERE IN ROUTE TO THIS STORE, THE FEMALE CHANGED HER MIND AND DECIDED NOT TO PURCHASE THE TICKETS. SHE THEN ASKED MR. TENA IF HE KNEW WHERE SHE COULD PURCHASE SOME COCAINE, MR. T USED HIS CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND CALLED A DRUG DEALER NAMED R. WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING WITH R, IT WAS AGREED THAT THEY WOULD MEET AT THE SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE, LOCATED AT DON CARLOS AVE. AND MCCLINTOCK DR. IN TEMPE, TO PICK UP THE COCAINE FROM R. "

 

[pearly]

wow this story just keeps on getting more and more interesting if that is the word for it!

 

[Fairy1]

Thank you so much, fmw!!! Can't wait to see more ! But I do have a couple of comments/questions based on what you have provided thus far:

Mr. T sounds like a . I sure hope LE continues to keep an eye on him. And I would very much like to know if any testing of the "unidentified" bodily fluids found on her or the rape kit tied back to him. Did they even complete those tests? Could they have asked him for a DNA swab when they were questioning him?

He claims they spoke totally in Spanish, which would indicate she was not NA.

He says she told him her mom had "just" thrown her out for doing drugs. This tends to support my feeling that it was a very recent event and is what leads me to believe she is from the area. This makes me wonder if her story was ever publicized? Even if her mother didn't - and probably still wouldn't - come forward, someone knew her name!

I realize that we - and LE - have only Mr. T's story to go by. But even if she didn't die by his hand, why wouldn't he and his cocaine dealing buddy have been accountable for providing her with the drugs on which she OD'd? I sure hate to think there are no consequences for getting someone high enough to die and then just tossing them out in a parking lot like a piece of garbage. :furious:

 

[Julessleuther]

I think it is curious that she just waved to him from the side of the road and he pulled over and picked her up...there is definitely more to the story than he is telling. I wonder if he knew her already? FMW--you have his full name. Is he still in the US, or did he go back to Mexico? He was illegal, I wonder if she was too.

 

[fmw63]

I think it is curious that she just waved to him from the side of the road and he pulled over and picked her up...there is definitely more to the story than he is telling.

Oh, you've forgotten what Phoenix is somewhat famous for...

 

[fmw63]

"WHEN MR. T AND THE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ARRIVED AT THE SEVEN-ELEVEN, R SAT IN THE BACK SEAT, THE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND MR. T WAS DRIVING. R REQUESTED THAT THEY DRIVE AROUND THE AREA, WHILE THE FEMALE SAMPLED THE COCAINE. R THEN HANDED THE FEMALE "AN EIGHT BALL" OF COCAINE. THE FEMALE USED A DOLLAR BlLL AND ROLLED IT UP AND USED IT AS A STRAW. SHE THEN SNORTED SOME OF THE COCAINE INTO HER NOSE MR T SAlD THAT HE AND R DID NOT USE ANY OF THE COCAINE AND THAT THE FEMALE SNORTED THE COCAINE ALONE. AFTER SNORTING THE COCAINE, SHE STARTED TO GO INTO CONVULSIONS AND APPEARED TO BE OVERDOSING. , AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 P.M., R AND MR T BECAME SCARED AND DECIDED TO DROP OFF THE FEMALE. THEY DROVE BEHIND A BUSINESS, A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE AND PULLED HER OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR AND THEN LAID HER DOWN ON THE GROUND. HE SAID THAT THE FEMALE WAS ALIVE, BECAUSE SHE WAS STILL MOVING. MR T AND R THEN RETURNED TO THE SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE, WHERE HE DROPPED OFF R. AS R WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, MR. T TOLD HIM TO CALL 911 FOR THE FEMALE, WHILE MR. T CALLED HIS COUSIN O. MR. T TOLD O THAT HE NEEDED A RIDE AND REQUESTED THAT HE PICK HIM UP AT THE SEVEN- ELEVEN STORE. A SHORT TIME LATER, O WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE STORE, BY AN UNKNOWN SUBJECT. O THEN DROVE MR. T TO THE CHECK CASHING STORE IN THE AREA OF 32ND ST. AND THOMAS RD. AND DROPPED HIM OFF. O TOOK MR. T'S VEHICLE AND DROVE AWAY. MR. TENA CALLED MS. V AND ASKED HER FOR A RIDE HOME."

 

[fmw63]

"MR. T SAID THAT THE FEMALE WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PROPERTY AND ONLY HAD AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CASH WITH HER. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT THINK THAT THE FEMALE WAS A PROSTITUTE AND THAT THERE WERE NEVER ANY SEX ACTS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THEM. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT EVEN KISS HER. WHEN DET. W TOLD MR. T THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A DRIED SEMEN STAIN ON THE FEMALE'S PANT LEG, HE SAID THAT HE HAD NO IDEA HOW THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. MR. T WAS ALSO ASKED WHY THE PANTS ON THE DECEASED FEMALE WERE PARTIALLY DOWN. HE SAID THAT WHEN SHE INITIALLY STARTED HAVING CONVULSIONS, HE UNBUTTONED HER PANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING HER BREATHE MORE EASILY. THIS WAS THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT MR. T RELATED TO DET. W. THE CASSETTE TAPE OF THIS INTERVIEW WAS IMPOUNDED AS EVIDENCE ON 05-09-02 AT 1200 HOURS IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON 04-30-02 AT 1000 HOURS, I OBTAINED A COPY OF THE 911 CALL THAT WAS PLACED FROM THE PAY TELEPHONE AT THE SEVEN-ELEVEN STORE ON 04-26-02 AT 2015 HOURS. WHEN THE CALL TAKER ASKED WHAT THE EMERGENCY WAS, A MALE SUBJECT RESPONDED, BUT HIS WORDS WERE UNINTELLIGIBLE. THE CALL TAKER THEN ASKED, "ARE YOU OK", THE MALE CALLER REPLIED, "YEP." THE CALL TAKER THEN ASKED, "WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?' THE CALLER THEN HUNG UP THE TELEPHONE. A CASSETTE TAPE COPY OF THE 91 1 CALL WAS IMPOUNDED AS EVIDENCE ON 05-09-02 AT 1200 HOURS.

ON 05-30-02, I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM DR. M, FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT WAS COMPLETED ON THE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE. HE SAID THAT THE RESULTS INDICATE A VERY HIGH AMOUNT OF COCAINE IN THE HER SYSTEM. He SAID THAT THERE WAS CERTAINLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE HER DEATH. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD COMPLETE HIS ANALYSIS AND FORWARD ME HIS REPORT. HE SAID THAT BASED ON THE LISTED INFORMATION, HE BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WILL BE RULED A DRUG OVERDOSE. "

 

[fmw63]

All of the information between quotes is from the police reports, with minor typos corrected resulting from conversion of the scanned pages (pdf) to text.

Full names have been truncated to protect the innocent, and not-so-innocent...

 

[fmw63]

"as of 06-13-02, several attempts have been made to positively identify the deceased female, which have met with negative results. Det. S and i drove to the area of 32nd st, and greenway rd. In phoenix and checked several middle schools and high schools in that area. We provided descriptions and showed photographs of the victim at the greenway middle school, located at 3002 e. Nisbet st., at the ocotillo high school, located at 2616 e. Greenway rd. And palomino elementary school. The information was also turned over to the phoenix police department and placed in their briefing rooms. The information was also given to the media, including newspapers and on television in both, spanish and english. In addition to the listed efforts, the salt river police department was contacted and given a photograph of the victim. On 05-16-02, det. S contacted ss at maricopa county medical examiner's office. Det. S transported the unidentified female's hands to the immigration and naturallzation service, for the purpose of having the hands scanned for identification purposes. There were matches on file. For more information in reference to this process, see det. S's supplement to this report. On 06-06-02 at 1240 hours, i received the dental data, via fax, from the medical examiner's office. On 06-07-02 at 1600 hours, i contacted A.M. in the tempe police records department. She entered the dental information from the unidentified female into n.c.i.c. The nic number for this case is u250003069. "

"ON 06-11-02 AT 1430 HOURS, I WAS CONTACTED BY RL, FROM THE MARICOPA COUNTY FIDUCIARY DEPARTMENT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE WOULD BE BURIED ON 06-13-02, AT THE WHITE TANKS CEMETERY, LOCATED IN WEST PHOENIX. "

 

[Fairy1]

"as of 06-13-02, several attempts have been made to positively identify the deceased female, which have met with negative results. Det. S and i drove to the area of 32nd st, and greenway rd. In phoenix and checked several middle schools and high schools in that area. We provided descriptions and showed photographs of the victim at the greenway middle school, located at 3002 e. Nisbet st., at the ocotillo high school, located at 2616 e. Greenway rd. And palomino elementary school. The information was also turned over to the phoenix police department and placed in their briefing rooms. The information was also given to the media, including newspapers and on television in both, spanish and english. In addition to the listed efforts, the salt river police department was contacted and given a photograph of the victim. On 05-16-02, det. S contacted ss at maricopa county medical examiner's office. Det. S transported the unidentified female's hands to the immigration and naturallzation service, for the purpose of having the hands scanned for identification purposes. There were matches on file. For more information in reference to this process, see det. S's supplement to this report. On 06-06-02 at 1240 hours, i received the dental data, via fax, from the medical examiner's office. On 06-07-02 at 1600 hours, i contacted A.M. in the tempe police records department. She entered the dental information from the unidentified female into n.c.i.c. The nic number for this case is u250003069. "

"ON 06-11-02 AT 1430 HOURS, I WAS CONTACTED BY RL, FROM THE MARICOPA COUNTY FIDUCIARY DEPARTMENT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE WOULD BE BURIED ON 06-13-02, AT THE WHITE TANKS CEMETERY, LOCATED IN WEST PHOENIX. "

BBM - should this say there were NO matches on file? Was there any further investigation after 6-11-02?

This case has a lot of similarities to our Tawni. She was freaking out in the car? Sure she was.... And this Mr. T claims she asked if she could come live with him basically right after he picked her up, but she never offered her name? Um, ok. I must brush up on my manners. There have obviously been some major changes of which I am not aware.

 

[Julessleuther]

Famous for? I live here and do not know what you are talking about? Prostitution? Doesn't every city have their share of that?

Oh, you've forgotten what Phoenix is somewhat famous for...

 

[fmw63]

Famous for? I live here and do not know what you are talking about? Prostitution? Doesn't every city have their share of that?

Well yeah, but only mentioned that because of all of the Phoenix prostitution issues (Van Buren St.) mentioned in the Tawni case... even though Greenway & 32nd is almost 15miles away.

 

[fmw63]

I think it is curious that she just waved to him from the side of the road and he pulled over and picked her up...there is definitely more to the story than he is telling. I wonder if he knew her already?

That's a real interesting idea...:waitasec:
But a 25-year old stopping to pick up a 17(?) year old walking down the street on a Friday evening? Not so strange.