Apache Junction

18-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Remains of Arizona Desert Bonfire
Death investigation

Arizona officials have identified a body found in a bonfire pit in Tonto National Forest near Lost Dutchman State Park as an 18-year-old man reported missing by police in Tempe. Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies said Parker League’s death was “malicious” but provided no further information, KNXV reported. League’s body was found on June 12 in …

Murder
September 20, 2020

68-year-old Arizona grandmother beaten to death in ‘unprovoked attack’

A 68-year-old Arizona grandmother was beaten to death after visiting her daughter and grandchildren on Thursday in what police say was an “unprovoked attack.” Jay Hungerford, 30, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joan Sirhan, 68, the Apache Junction Police Department said, according to YourValley.net. “Ms. Sirhan had reportedly just visited …