Do you have information about any unsolved crime in Yavapai County? If so call Yavapai Silent Witness we don't need your name, but we need your information and we always offer a cash reward when information leads to the arrest of a felon. Call today! 

Cold case from 1987. On September 7, 1987 the body of Kristina Sue Reyes was found by motorists in a shallow ravine at the Sunset Point rest area off of I17 in sorthern Yavapai County. Even though her remains were in an advanced state of decomposition YCSO investigators determinded that the cause of death was strangulation.

Cold case from 1988. On January 10, 1988 the body of William Wear was found in his home in Bridgeport near Cottonwood. Mr. Wear was a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair. He was found a short time after someone had shot and killed him and then robbed him.

Cold case from 1997. On May 31, 1997 the body of Robert Bruce Watkins was discovered next to his vehicle on the east side of I17 at the Badger Springs exit. Mr. Watkins was the victim of a homicide. Mr. Watkins was a building contractor living in Prescott at the time of his murder. YCSO detectives say that the killing took place during the day light hours of May 31st. 

Cold case from 1999. The bodies of Rebecca Rubalcava and William Rodrigues were found off of Hwy 93 (between Wickenburg and Kingman) on April 23, 1999. Both victims had been shot to death. They both lived in the Phoenix area.

Cold case from 2001. The body of Guy Stubbs was located in the forest off of Iron Springs Road west of Prescott on August 1, 2001. Mr. Stubbs was a victim of a homicide and was a transient to the area.

Cold case from 2002. The body of Arleen Cilione was found off of the White Spar Road south of Prescott. Ms Cilicone was last seen in a bar in Prescott. Ms Cilicone was a victim of a murder.

Cold case from 2003. The bodies of Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurreri were found in the bed of their pick-up truck on October 20, 2003. The pick-up was located off of the Bumble Bee Road off of the I17 north of Phoenix. Both Brandon and Lisa had been shot to death. They had been reported missing for two days before being discovered.

Cold case from 2003. The body of Timothy Oleary was found under a bridge on Hwy 69 just south of Mayer on October 29, 2003. Oleary had been murdered and then thrown from the bridge. Oleary's vehicle had run out of gas and he was walking along Hwy 69 to get gas when he was murdered.  Oleary had been missing for several weeks before his body was found.

Cold case from 2004. An unidentified male body was found south of Seligman off of the Williamson Valley Road on May 19, 2004. The man had been burned beyond recognition and was the victim of a homicide. The victim was approximately 6'4" and weighed about 200 pounds and had been wearing a Marlboro belt buckle.

Sedona Arson Sedona police are looking for the person who set two fires to the same house in Sedona in 3 days. Someone set a fire to the vacant home at 200 El Camino Dr. in Sedona on Friday, October 10th but the fire department got the fire out before it had a chance to do much damage. Then on Sunday the 12th of October (2 days later) someone went back to the house and set fire to it once again and this time it burned to the ground. Do you have any information about this fire? Call YSW at 800-932-3232. We are offering a cash reward and you never have to give your name.

 The Chino Valley police are looking for help in solving a resent car theft On October 5, 2008 someone took a 2007 GMC Denali SUV. The burned remians of that vehicle were found off of Perkinsville Road on October 8th by a quad rider. The vehicle was completely destroyed however the rims and tires were removed and taken before the vehicle was torched. The tires were Yokohama Parada size 285/45R-22 and the wheels/rims are "Liquid Metal Wheel" brand "Turbine" size 22. If you have any infomation about this theft or where the wheels and tires are now please call Silent Witness. A cash reward is being offered and you never have to give your name. YCSO auto theft detectives arrested 3 people in connection with this theft. It turns out that it was an insurance fraud. Case CLOSED!!!!!!

 The Prescott Police are looking for a bank robber  who robbed the Bank of America on Willow Creek Rd in Prescott on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. At about 12 noon that day the robber entered the bank (which is located next to the K Mart on Willow Creek Rd.) and handed the teller a note that demanded cash and read that he had a gun. The robber was described as a dark complected male who was about 5/4 150 pounds with brownish gray hair and had a big nose. He was wearing a straw hat and a dark wind breraker. Police feel that he could be the same man who robbed the Chase Bank on Miller Valley Rd. in Prescott back on Nov. 1, 2007. If you have information about this man please call YSW at 1-800-932-3232. A cash reward is being offered and you never have to give your name.

 $3,000.00 REWARD for Suspect in stabbing death in Prescott                The Prescott Police are looking for 30 year-old Joel Medina-Ortiz in connection with the stabbing death of 22 year-old Daniel Cook. Medina-Ortiz, who once lived at 802 2nd Street in Prescott, is a Mexican male who is 5/9 and weighs about 180 pounds. The fight that resulted in Cook's death took place on East Gurley Street in Prescott on October 28, 2006. If you have information about Medina-Ortiz' whereabouts call YSW at 1-800-932-3232. You never have to give you name and a $3,000.00 reward is being offered.

 The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is seeking help in identifying the suspects in a theft of bronze art from the Verde Valley. Artist, John Waddell, is the victim of this theft that involved nine monumental size bronze sculptures taken form Waddell's property in Cornville. If you have information about this theft call 1-800-932-3232. You never have to give your name and a cash reward is being offered if your information leads to an arrest.

Unsolved Homicide  On June 13, 1987 Cathy Sposito was murdered while hiking on the Thumb Butte trail west of Prescott. At about 0700 that morning Cathy rode her mountain bike to the trail head and began hiking up the path. A short time later, Cathy was brutally murdered by one or more persons. Other hikers heard her screams for help, but no one could reach her in time. If you have any information about this crime please call 1-800-932-3232. You'll never have to give your name and a cash reward is being offered. Please help put Cathy to rest.

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