ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Maricopa County, AZ

The Murder of Harlan Ossman (2018)

Harlan Ossman was killed near Birch Lane in Maricopa County, AZ in 2018. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 2018

    Deputies responded to a call at Birch Lane and found the victim already dead.

  2. 2020

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2025

    A cold case unit re-interviewed surviving witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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