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DNA Evidence Helps Put to Rest a 20 Year Old Murder Case

DNA Evidence Helps Put to Rest a 20 Year Old Murder Case

DNA Final Factor in 20 Year Old Multiple Murder Cases

 

Technology and Science is ever changing. It’s so amazing and a thing of awe what science can do today. Thanks to DNA evidence an arrest has been made against a man who is involved for the killings of two young women twenty years ago. The two women who vanished, ten months apart on bike rides. They were riding near Phoenix’s Canal System.

 

Police were able to arrest forty-two year old, Bryan Patrick Miller on late Tuesday. They got him for the stabbing deaths of two girls, twenty-two year old Angela Brosso and seventeen year old Melanie Bernas.

 

According to the report, Angela was killed in November of 1992. Melanie was killed almost a year later in September 1993. Both of the young women had disappeared while biking near the Arizona Canal. Angela’s body was found decapitated, near an apartment complex. Melanie’s body was found 1.5 miles away just floating in the water.

 

Police Use DNA Evidence to Solve 20 Year Old Case

 

Police said that they were able to use forensic evidence connecting the killings within years. However, the investigators weren’t able to identify a suspect back then. Luckily, some DNA evidence was recently collected by some undercover officers and were able to link Miller to the killings.

 

Sgt. Trent Crump’s Statement:

Within literally hours we had a hit from those two murders, scientifically linking him by DNA, linking him to those two murders over 20 years ago.

 

 

Officers were able to search Miller’s rental home overnight. They expected to be continuing the search for several days due to the home being full of unspecified material. It’s unclear of what though.

 

Miller was being held without bond for: two counts of first degree murder and kidnapping as well as one count of sexual assault. Miller did not have a lawyer when he appeared in court on Wednesday. However, during the police interview, he denied having any involvement in the killings.

 

Police Statement in Court Document:

The defendant could not explain how the DNA profile obtained from the defendant was a match to the DNA profiles obtained from the victims.

 

Even though Miller denied any involvement, he did admit to living in the area of the killings at the time. He even admitted to also riding his bike on the bike paths.

 

Police have stated in the past that these killings were like the killer specialized in military training and he also collected trophies from the victims. Either bike from the killings were never found. However during the search, police did find a bike in Miller’s shed. It’s unclear if it’s one of the victims bikes though.

 

Source:https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/south-phoenix/angela-brosso-melanie-bernas-update-bryan-patrick-miller-denies-involvement-in-death-of-girls

 

 

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Police Find Suspect in Deadly Armed Robbery

Shooting Suspects in Phoenix

Police Identify the Robbery Shooter and Victim

 

On Tuesday night things got deadly dangerous when a shooting happened in East Phoenix. The police have now been able to identify the victim in the shooting.  The Police officers say that the had to respond to a call about an armed robbery around eight o’clock in the evening at 52nd and Van Buren streets.

 

The police found a female victim when they got to the scene. The victim told the Phoenix Officers that she had been on her cell phone outside of her apartment building when the suspect pulled out a gun and then pointed it at her while demanding her money. The suspect was a twenty-one year old male. When she told the suspect that she did not have any money things got even scarier for the victim. The suspect then pointed a gun at her and demanded that she take off her clothes and he also tried to get her to go back into her apartment. However, according to the police, the young woman used her brain. She was able to stall by fumbling with the lock. That luckily gave her enough time to get into her apartment and she was then able to lock herself inside and away from him. She then immediately called the police.

 

Officers Arrive to Shots Being Fired at Robbery Scene

 

When the responding police officers came to the robbery scene they could hear gunshots being fired. They found a gunshot victim at the scene. The gunshot victim died at the scene, he was twenty-one year old Juan Guerava-Martinez. Eye witnesses told the investigators that Juan was on his cell phone outside when he was shot. Juan was able to make it back to his apartment and then sadly collapsed.

 

The witnesses say that they did see the male gun shooting suspect take off running northbound from the scene, he still had his gun at the time. Luckily the local authorities were able to bring him into custody not long after the shooting. He was caught as he was trying to run down an alley. The Police were able to positively identify the suspect as well as the weapon used in both cases. The male suspect told the officer that he had been on a methamphetamine binge and had been high/using meth for around five days then. Officers brought him in and he was charged and jailed on first-degree murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, armed robbery, as well as possession of a dangerous drug.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/pd-suspect-tried-to-rob-woman-fatally-shot-man

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Detention Officer Accused of Coordinating a Gang Attack on Inmate

Man in Detention Officer Accused of Coordinating a Gang Attack on InmateAfter Standoff in Phoenix

Officer Works With Inmate to Coordinate a Gang Attack

 

A detention officer from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has been accused of working with an inmate to plan out a gang attack on another inmate in the Fourth Avenue Jail.

 

Twenty-nine year old, Kevin Holsome is the suspected dentition officer. He has been charged with participating in a criminal street gang.

 

Court Documents Showed that Holsome had talked to an Inmate about a plan:

purposely open his cell as well as other cells housing [the inmate’s] gang associates in order to assault

 

 

The detention officer is accused of having an argument with the targeted inmate. According to the court documents, the argument was over an intercom and the officer threatened to ” (cuss word) him up”.

 

Holsome assured the accomplice that he would open the inmates’ cell doors to let them carry out the attack. This would be while the targeted inmate would be out on his one hour of recreation time. The suspected accomplice is suspected of being a member of a Mexican mafia. Luckily, for the targeted inmate, the attack never happened.

 

The MCSO launched an investigation into Holsome after the targeted inmate had filed a grievance.  The attended inmate claimed that he had recieved threats from the detention officer back in December.

 

According to the court documents which detailed the detention officer’s threats and intimidation against the  victim inmate as well as the covert communication that the officer and suspected inmate used. They allegedly used hand signals to communicate.

 

The detention officer was place on “administrative leave” from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Holsome was arrested on January 13th but was later released on bond. MSCO stated that Holsome had been hired back in August 2012, he had no prior issues with the department.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/docs-az-detention-officer-conspired-with-inmate-to-attack-another-inmate

 

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Police Investigating Possible Kidnapped Male

Police Investigating Possible Kidnapping

Male Possibly Kidnapped From Parking Lot

 

According to the Mesa police, they are now investigating a possible kidnapping that happened early Saturday. According to the police press release the victim was in a parking lot of a Circle K which is near Southern Avenue and Horne. This was around one o’clock in the morning. It appeared that the young male was talking on his phone for a few moments before he started walking northbound.

 

The suspected vehicle was reportedly seen coming into the parking lot from the East, then the vehicle all of a suddenly stopped for a moment. Police say that the suspect vehicle lights were then turned off. It appeared as if whoever was in the vehicle was watching the male victim. The vehicle then drove over to where the victim was in the parking lot at the east end exit.

 

Group Possibly Kidnapped Young Male

 

Police say that four or maybe five suspects had gotten out of the vehicle then forcible “abducted the victim”. They then put him in the back of the vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned on southbound on Horne. Police have said that there haven’t been any reports of a missing person at this time however they just want to check and make sure that the victim is okay.

 

The male victim is described as a Hispanic male who is between eighteen and thirty years old. The suspects have been described as Hispanic males who are all between the ages of thirty to fifty years old.

 

Police have said that the suspect vehicle was a silver or maybe a golden Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe or GMC Yukon Denali. So pretty much a bigger SUV by Chevy. If anyone has any information about this case, please contact the Mesa Police Department at 480-644-2211.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/mesa-police-looking-for-possible-kidnap-victim

 

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Man Sentenced for 62 Years in Prison for 2013 Shooting

Man Sentenced for 62 Years in Prison for 2013 Shooting

Man Shoots Phoenix Officer and Sentenced for 62 Years

 

A convicted felon has now been sentenced to sixty-two years in prison for the 2013 shooting that had wounded a Phoenix Police Officer. These police officers put their life on the line to keep our lives safe, so I’m glad this officer will get some peace knowing that his shooter is facing the consequences. Not often enough, do the victims get to see justice from the suspects. This was a win for all wounded police officers.

 

The Maricopa County prosecutors say that the shooter, Brandon McCabe was sentenced on Thursday to an “aggravated term”.  He had been convicted back in August for attempted first-degree murder as well as: aggravated assault, criminal trespassing, misconduct involving weapons, and resisting arrest.  Quite a colorful past for our shooter.

 

McCabe Has Criminal Past

 

On January 6, 2013 Brandon McCabe was accused of shooting Police Officer, Peter “Chris” Bennett on that January night.  Luckily thirty-six year old Officer Bennett survived his gunshot wounds. He suffered injuries to his face, right hip, and right arm. Apparently Officer Bennett survived the wounds. He approached the shooter, McCabe in an area which has a pretty high burglary rate.

 

Brandon had ignored the Officer’s command and then the two then exchanged gunfire. McCabe was then arrested after he was found hiding in a nearby shed, like a little coward. He also had some gunshot wounds to both of his hands. Sounds like it would have been a crazy gun shoot out.

 

Hopefully less officers are injured keeping our streets safe. They work hard all year round with many hours, they definitely do not get paid enough. Let’s hope Officer Bennett’s recovery goes well and he’s back to being himself.  We need more police and more citizens like Officer Bennett and less people like McCabe in this crazy world.

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Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/brandon-mccabe-update-man-gets-prison-term-in-phoenix-police-shooting

 

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Car Wash Shooting

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Phoenix Car Wash Shooting Leaves One Dead

 

According to the Police, a suspect shot a man at a car wash in Phoenix and then had a seat on the ground nearby the incident. James Holmes who is a spokesman with the Phoenix Police said that the victim was a male. He was at a car wash that was near 3rd Street and McDowell Road on Sunday. The shooting happened around two, thirty in the evening. The suspect just walked up to the victim and shot him.

 

Mr. Holmes said that the suspect had walked only a short distance from the scene and then sat down under a tree while holding his weapon. The responding officers were luckily able to convince him to give him self up after some negotiations. Holmes also stated that the victim had died from his gunshot injuries. A police lieutenant who was at the scene told the local news that the suspect and the victim were related.

 

 Police Investigate Car Wash Shooting

 

The police were able to identify the victim. The Phoenix Police say that the victim was a fifty-four year old man named David Pacheco-Chavez. The car was that he was shot and killed at was the Los Olivos Car Wash.

 

Police are unsure of why the suspect would shoot his family member. Especially since the victim and suspect lived together. But apparently there might have been an on-going dispute between them. The victim, David Pacheco-Chavez was actually an employee of the Los Olivos Car Wash.

 

This might sound like a strange shooting and it is, but sadly these kind of random shootings aren’t uncommon. It’s sad that these family members couldn’t work out their differences peacefully instead of it ending with one of their lives.

 

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/victim-idd-in-phoenix-car-wash-shooting

 

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