GUILTY NM - Craig Cavanaugh, 44, Mazatzal Casino, Payson, 4 July 2019

[PommyMommy]

I have nowhere go with a theory as to what happened. None of this makes sense.

The men using credit cards are not suspects. Clearly stated. LE must have text and location information for all players that explains this, because it doesn't add up.

Preplanned suicide?

I'm in the same boat. What are we missing?

CC was seen in Payson AZ, is believed to have been with the two suspects there, and his phone pinged there – all on July 4.

The next day, July 5, CC is missing, his truck is missing, and his credit cards are missing.

A month later - Aug 5 - his remains were located just outside Heber, AZ; information leading to the remains came from one of the suspects. Heber AZ is NE of Payson AZ – back in the direction from which CC came.

A week after his remains were found - Aug 12 - his truck was found in an undisclosed location in NM – also back in the direction from which he came.*

So, at least one of the suspects, if not both, went back in the direction from which CC came, left his body near Heber and continued driving back to NM. Was the truck found at someone's home, somewhere while it was being driven, dumped, sold…? Is the reason they didn't reveal the location because the suspect is cooperating?

Meanwhile, CC’s credit cards were used in Payson and then went another direction – SW - and were then used between July 5–7 in Glendale AZ and Peoria AZ by men who are not suspected in Craig’s disappearance. How did these guys get CC's credit cards?

*I-40 in this link is a random marker - we don't know where exactly the truck was found.

and a MOO

 

[Blue Ridge]

A week after his remains were found - Aug 12 - his truck was found in an undisclosed location in NM – also back in the direction from which he came.*

So, at least one of the suspects, if not both, went back in the direction from which CC came, left his body near Heber and continued driving back to NM. Was the truck found at someone's home, somewhere while it was being driven, dumped, sold…?

and a MOO

RSBM

Pommy.... just a note...his truck was found July 12, not Aug 12 ...

 

[PommyMommy]

RSBM

Pommy.... just a note...his truck was found July 12, not Aug 12 ...

Oh geez, how in the world did I get that wrong. Thank goodness you are here to keep me in line, lol! Thank you. MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

I'm in the same boat. What are we missing?

CC was seen in Payson AZ, is believed to have been with the two suspects there, and his phone pinged there – all on July 4.

The next day, July 5, CC is missing, his truck is missing, and his credit cards are missing.

A month later - Aug 5 - his remains were located just outside Heber, AZ; information leading to the remains came from one of the suspects. Heber AZ is NE of Payson AZ – back in the direction from which CC came.

A week after his remains were found - Aug 12 - his truck was found in an undisclosed location in NM – also back in the direction from which he came.*

So, at least one of the suspects, if not both, went back in the direction from which CC came, left his body near Heber and continued driving back to NM. Was the truck found at someone's home, somewhere while it was being driven, dumped, sold…? Is the reason they didn't reveal the location because the suspect is cooperating?

Meanwhile, CC’s credit cards were used in Payson and then went another direction – SW - and were then used between July 5–7 in Glendale AZ and Peoria AZ by men who are not suspected in Craig’s disappearance. How did these guys get CC's credit cards?

*I-40 in this link is a random marker - we don't know where exactly the truck was found.

and a MOO

CORRECTION:

CC was seen in Payson AZ, is believed to have been with the two suspects there, and his phone pinged there – all on July 4.

The next day, July 5, CC is missing, his truck is missing, and his credit cards are missing.

On July 12 his truck was found in an undisclosed location in NM – in the direction from which he came.*

A month after his disappearance - Aug 5 - his remains were located just outside Heber, AZ; information leading to the remains came from one of the suspects. Heber AZ is NE of Payson AZ – in the direction from which he came.

So, it appears that at least one of the suspects, if not both, went back to NM, leaving his body near Heber AZ along the way. Was the truck found at someone's home, somewhere while it was being driven, dumped, sold…? Is the reason they didn't reveal the location because the suspect is cooperating?

Meanwhile, CC’s credit cards were used in Payson and then went another direction – SW - and were then used between July 5–7 in Glendale AZ and Peoria AZ by men who are not suspected in Craig’s disappearance. How did these guys get CC's credit cards?

*I-40 in this link is a random marker - we don't know where exactly the truck was found.

 

[Blue Ridge]

I'm still baffled by the guys being in possession of his credit card (and apparently pretty immediately after he went missing) NOT being the same suspects as the ones in his death....
what on earth happened to Craig?!

 

[Peppermint Patty]

following and want to post my thoughts soon here in AZ.

 

[SandSage]

New article from local news. This clears up that the person who assisted in locating Craig's body is a suspect.

Family of Craig Cavanaugh talks to ABC15

 

[PommyMommy]

New article from local news. This clears up that the person who assisted in locating Craig's body is a suspect.

Family of Craig Cavanaugh talks to ABC15

Thank you! It also says that his truck was found abandoned. Here is the interview with CC's cousin on YouTube:

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 3, 2019
PAYSON ROUNDUP: Body of man reportedly last seen in Payson found
No new information.

 

[PommyMommy]

Still seeing coverage but no new information.

SEP 5, 2019
Missing man whose credit cards were used in Glendale found dead

SEP 6, 2019
Body of missing New Mexico man found

 

[Rural_PC]

Was the mystery of what happened to Craig ever solved?

 

[PommyMommy]

Was the mystery of what happened to Craig ever solved?

I haven't seen anything new since September when it was reported that the investigation would continue. They are sure keeping a tight lid on it. MOO

 

[LuxInTenebrisLucet]

So similar to Sasha Krause as she was from Farmington as well and was found in the same county as Craig was...

 

[bellyup]

Coconino County Sheriff's Office
February 24 at 4:54 PM ·
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jon Paxton
Date: February 24, 2020
Phone: 928-226-5089
SUBJECT:
Body Discovered by Camper Near Sunset Crater National Monument
Flagstaff, AZ – February 21st, at approximately 3:47 pm Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an area off of Forest Service Rd. 545 North of Flagstaff along Highway 89, for the report of a possible dead body found by a camper.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from the Wupatki Ranger station, that an individual camping off Forest Service Rd. 545 had found what was believed to be a dead body near the individual’s camp. While deputies from the Flagstaff district were responding to the area, assistance was requested from National Park Service and Forest Service Officers who were in the area to help locate the area given by the camper and secure the scene.
Once on scene, deputies were able to locate and confirm a deceased female. Coconino County Criminal Investigations and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office were notified and responded to the area. Investigators worked through the night and into the next day before clearing the scene.
The victim was transported by the Medical Examiner’s Office to Flagstaff on Friday evening. The Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate to determine the identity of the deceased female. Due to the ongoing investigation, no further details are currently available. More information will be made available as the investigation progresses.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with this incident. Anyone who may have recently seen anything suspicious in the area of Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument is asked to contact Silent Witness at (928) 774-6111 or Coconino County Sheriff’s Detective Jones at (928) 226-5038, with any information to help solve this crime.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service for their assistance in this matter.

 

[PommyMommy]

Coconino County Sheriff's Office
February 24 at 4:54 PM ·
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jon Paxton
Date: February 24, 2020
Phone: 928-226-5089
SUBJECT:
Body Discovered by Camper Near Sunset Crater National Monument
Flagstaff, AZ – February 21st, at approximately 3:47 pm Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an area off of Forest Service Rd. 545 North of Flagstaff along Highway 89, for the report of a possible dead body found by a camper.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from the Wupatki Ranger station, that an individual camping off Forest Service Rd. 545 had found what was believed to be a dead body near the individual’s camp. While deputies from the Flagstaff district were responding to the area, assistance was requested from National Park Service and Forest Service Officers who were in the area to help locate the area given by the camper and secure the scene.
Once on scene, deputies were able to locate and confirm a deceased female. Coconino County Criminal Investigations and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office were notified and responded to the area. Investigators worked through the night and into the next day before clearing the scene.
The victim was transported by the Medical Examiner’s Office to Flagstaff on Friday evening. The Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate to determine the identity of the deceased female. Due to the ongoing investigation, no further details are currently available. More information will be made available as the investigation progresses.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with this incident. Anyone who may have recently seen anything suspicious in the area of Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument is asked to contact Silent Witness at (928) 774-6111 or Coconino County Sheriff’s Detective Jones at (928) 226-5038, with any information to help solve this crime.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service for their assistance in this matter.

Sasha's thread: Found Deceased - NM- Sasha Marie Krause, 27, Farmington, 18 January 2020

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 11, 2020
Two men accused of first-degree murder of missing Farmington man Craig Cavanaugh
[...]

Shawn Eckard and Jason Eric Johnson were indicted in the death of 44-year-old Craig Cavanaugh, according to a Coconino County Sheriff's Office press release.

Police served the warrant to Eckard on Feb. 28. He is in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections on unrelated charges, according to Coconino County Sheriff's Office Spokesman Jon Paxton.

Johnson is in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections on unrelated charges and was served a warrant on March 5.

[...]

During the investigation of the case, authorities released photos of two men who were believed to have used Cavanaugh's credit cards in the Phoenix area.

The cards were used between July 5 and July 7, but the men in the photo are not Eckard or Johnson, according to Paxton.

[...]

Since Cavanaugh's body was found, detectives for Coconino County have been investigating the case as a homicide.

They presented evidence to the Navajo County Attorney’s Office for charging, and the case was later presented to a grand jury.

 

[bellyup]

Sasha's thread: Found Deceased - NM- Sasha Marie Krause, 27, Farmington, 18 January 2020

Sasha's disappearance/murder isn't related. Both of those arrested in Craig's case were in jail when she went missing.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Coconino County Sheriff's Office on FB post about the arrest:

Coconino County Sheriff's Office (permalink)


"Coconino County Sheriff's Office
March 11 ·
For Immediate Release Contact: Jon Paxton
Date: March 11, 2020 Phone: 928-226-5089

SUBJECT: Arrest made in Cavanaugh Homicide Case

Flagstaff, AZ – On February 28 and March 5, 2020, Shawn Eckard and Jason Eric Johnson were served warrants separately, reference the investigation of the homicide of Craig Cavanaugh.

Both men have been indicted in Navajo County for first degree murder of Craig Cavanaugh. Shawn Eckard is currently in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections on unrelated charges, and Jason Eric Johnson is currently in the custody of the Colorado Department of Corrections on unrelated charges.

Both have been served warrants and are pending appearance in Navajo County. This investigation began for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office on July 17, 2019 when the Farmington (New Mexico) Police Department requested assistance with a missing person case that started on July 4. Craig Cavanaugh was reported missing after not returning to Farmington from a trip to Arizona.

Coconino County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted follow up and a body was located in the woods outside of Heber, Arizona on August 5. This body was later identified by the Pima County Medical Examiner as Craig Cavanaugh. Since this discovery, Coconino County detectives investigating this case as a homicide developed leads and additional evidence that was presented to the Navajo County Attorney’s Office for charging and later presented to a grand jury.
The arrests and charges against Shawn Eckard and Jason Eric Johnson are the result of outstanding coordination and cooperative effort among several agencies to include the Farmington (NM) Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Navajo County Attorney’s Office, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, Chandler Police Department, Glendale (AZ) Police Department, and the United States Marshals Office."

 

[MissUnderstood]

I’m thinking the two who used the credit cards may have found them in CC’s abandoned car. It sure took a while for an arrest, seeing as one of the arrested led police to the body months ago.
Hoping for swift justice
MOO

 

[mlhenn]

Luke Air Force Base airman arrested in death of missing New Mexico woman Sasha Krause

APRIL 21 2020

A Luke Air Force Base airman has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Sasha Krause.

Tuesday, April 21, at around 9:20 a.m., Coconino County Sheriff's Office detectives along with New Mexico's San Juan County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested Mark Gooch at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale.