Sonoita, AZ Area Cold Cases
![cold-case-record__Fortney](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Rhonda%20Fortney.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8bde68336218f1de26792b3fcc6e2066efe88dc4709cc53a3d7d03e9178c51ec)
Name
Rhonda FortneyAge
20Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Fortney was fatally shot while standing in the 100 block of Orange AvenueAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Moser](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Vicki MoserAge
Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Upon arrival Officers found store clerk Vicki Moser had been shot and killedAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Smock](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Dorothy SmockAge
Cause of Death
SuffocateInfo
Dorothy Smock had been tied up with tape to include her face which caused her to suffocateAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Carrier](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Benjamin%20Carrier.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=6be8024c2ab3f11a7c174904b4931966647c8c3f03eab14a1d92ed8d34a56e73)
Name
Benjamin CarrierAge
Cause of Death
Homicide by asphyxiationInfo
Officers found Carrier in a bed in one of the rooms with his hands tied behind his back and He was the victim of homicide by asphyxiationAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Perry](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Richard PerryAge
Cause of Death
Multiple Stab WoundsInfo
Died from multiple stab woundsAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__White](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Russell WhiteAge
Cause of Death
Multiple Stab WoundsInfo
Died from multiple stab woundsAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Halsey](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Evelyn HalseyAge
Cause of Death
Broken BackInfo
Halsey was drug into the house from the driveway and was possibly deceased prior to being drug into the houseAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Duncan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Billy DuncanAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Duncan died from a gunshot woundAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Gonzales](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Thomas GonzalesAge
Cause of Death
Knife woundInfo
Thomas Town Gonzales had died from a knife wound to the chestAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Higgins](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
William HigginsAge
Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Upon arrival Officers discovered Higgins had been shot and was deceasedAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Powell](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Charles PowellAge
Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Powell was shot to death in room 16 of the Hacienda Motel 2150 South 4th AvenueAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Mendoza](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Amberly%20Mendoza.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=78b9eb2446a6e5906df234b994c881afd32613c7eb6aa86135f9cee1d1fdbe85)
Name
Amberly MendozaAge
11Cause of Death
MurderedInfo
Amberly Ann Mendoza was sexually assaulted in her bedroom and then murderedAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Welch](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Breann WelchAge
Cause of Death
Rib FracturesInfo
She died due to autopsy revealed a large amount of blood on the brain and blood in the spinal cord as well as signs of old and new rib fracturesAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Rosales](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Jesus%20Rosales.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8bc86be5fd19f08cd1d541748511daff7bd66f85e79900124c701d805436a01e)
Name
Jesus RosalesAge
24Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Jesus Frailes Rosales was murderedAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Cabrera](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Frankie CabreraAge
Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Officers found Frankie Ray Cabrera with multiple stab woundsAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Luna](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Enrique LunaAge
Cause of Death
ShotInfo
Upon arrival Officers found Enrique Luna lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to his neckAgency
Yuma Police Department![cold-case-record__Bowman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Vernon%20Bowman.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=3ee70debcd044cd09d95f17fa7ed4edfa8553e43d2f7be9f90b134ff8f92949e)
Name
Vernon BowmanAge
48Cause of Death
Info
Vernon Bowman's body was found in his residence with a brutal deathAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Chambers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Mindi%20Chambers.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=54def8c564a4eec7d8e89ff741f23c7e413398f026edbd10556a9cf957e549a2)
Name
Mindi ChambersAge
17Cause of Death
MissingInfo
One of her high school friends may have information related to her disappearanceAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Rettig](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Yvone%20Rettig.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=083de67737c22dcf8bbb763412a30574306200df3d43ff323e8372157529b57a)
Name
Yvone RettigAge
39Cause of Death
Info
Yvone E Rettig body was found in her residenceAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Newton](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Pamela%20Newton.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=67ea468ebb8cfac6bb24e82cbe8fd5814d704bd28ca7528a605798d190637459)
Name
Pamela NewtonAge
13Cause of Death
Info
Pamela Newton body was found near the railroad tracks in West MesaAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Echoles](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Rondell%20Echoles.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=db8146724a878c31f88261453d0a30f3b3bb29d21e3c8894306e886e284bc21e)
Name
Rondell EcholesAge
25Cause of Death
Info
25-year-old Rondell Echoles was found in an apartment deceasedAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Phillips](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Tyrone%20Phillips.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d87f52e86f471635f5713f10a2dc99898c910da26a4dbf551dd881c7b39ad196)
Name
Tyrone PhillipsAge
27Cause of Death
Info
27-year-old Tyrone Phillips was found in an apartment deceasedAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__O'Donnell](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Frances%20O%27Donnell.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9f68939349c469882bd50d9fd1230f2c671e7ecc8038dac06898a62b97e55c3e)
Name
Frances O'DonnellAge
21Cause of Death
Info
21-year-old Frances O'Donnell whose body was found in her residenceAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Lynn](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Loretta%20Lynn.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=abe95dae4a052f5ab4f8dd289fa93908e2ba8dc0bbd6f59ccde36a1317d96d64)
Name
Loretta LynnAge
26Cause of Death
Info
26-year-old Loretta Lynn whose body was found in her residenceAgency
Mesa Police Department![cold-case-record__Owen](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Carmen OwenAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
She Was Sexually Assaulted And Then Beaten To DeathAgency
Scottsdale PD![cold-case-record__Fluharty](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=40ba51b505de52be211327672c75a5372b92168c47b02c2eca81ca9598d2c2a5)
Name
Betty FluhartyAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
She Was Found Shot In Her BedroomAgency
Scottsdale PD![cold-case-record__Bateman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Renata%20Bateman.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a8d06641aeb110420a0e6cbb7cbbf57339591597521f00e434bb895b5f0b2eda)
Name
Renata BatemanAge
Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Death By An Unknown ObjectAgency
Scottsdale PD![cold-case-record__Smith](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/Arizona/Shawn%20Smith.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20250217%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T234516Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2d285fb8caab61202ebf4dbb6fdefe22dc4fac6aad4c7bed312e46c34becab10)
Name
Shawn SmithAge
Cause of Death
Pronounced DeadInfo
He Was Pronounced DeadAgency
Scottsdale PD