November 24, 2009 (estimated)Scottsdale, ArizonaShari Lee Tobyne shoots and kills her husband Dwight Tobyne, dismembers his body, and discards the remains in three separate counties At the time of the shooting, the Tobynes’ marriage was at its end and Dwight informed Shari of his intent to file for divorce. Sometime between November 24 and 28,…
Man fatally shot by teenaged daughter, allegedly at the request of a ouija board
November 18, 1933St. Johns, ArizonaErnest Turley is shot by his daughter who had supposedly been instructed by a Ouija board to kill him The Turley family owned a ranch near St. Johns, Arizona and Ernest was in the ranch’s corral when he was shot. His 15-year-old daughter Mattie shot him in the back with a…
Teen disappears after accusing father of abuse
October 19, 1982Tempe, ArizonaMindi Chambers (17) disappears; it has been speculated her father killed her after she made a report of sexual misconduct In 1968, when Mindi was 2 years old, her mother Mary Xenos Chambers was murdered by being drowned in her bathtub. While authorities suspected Mary’s husband and Mindi’s father — Allen Chambers…
Woman poisons, beats, stabs terminally ill husband
October 8, 2000Ahwatukee Foothills, Phoenix, ArizonaWendi Andriano (30) poisons, beats, and stabs her husband Joe Andriano (33) On October 7, Wendi and Joe went to a barbecue, returning to their home around midnight at which point they put their two young children to bed. Around 2:15 a.m., Wendi called a coworker and neighbor (both worked…
“The Truck Stop Killer” Robert Ben Rhoades is arrested
April 1, 1990 Casa Grande, Arizona Serial rapist and killer Robert Ben Rhoades (pictured) is arrested Rhoades, later dubbed “The Truck Stop Killer,” was a commercial truck driver. As such, his career granted him the opportunity to travel great distances across the country, and the overwhelming majority of his time was spent alone and in…
