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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Maricopa County, AZ

The Unidentified Willow Run Victim (1977)

Unsolved homicide from 1977 in Maricopa County, AZ. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the tip line transcripts.

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Timeline
  1. 1977

    Body discovered near Willow Run; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1978

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1985

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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dockethound10 days ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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fieldnotes_926 hours ago

The evidence inventory lists a fibre sample that does not appear in any lab report. Where did it go?

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