07-02-2015, 08:51 AM
Bodies Found
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Authorities have found the bodies of a man and a woman believed to be a missing Pinal County couple.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said early Thursday morning that the bodies believed to be Mike and Tina Careccia were found during a search of a property near Ralston and Papago roads in Maricopa, not far from where the couple's car was found last week.
The bodies were taken to the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office.
One male suspect who lives at the property is in custody. He has been identified as Jose Valenzuela. He has been name a POI and has not been charged with anything thus far.
Some family members who spoke to media yesterday indicated that they knew Valenzuela and he'd been at a Father's Day celebration with them the day before the couple was reported missing.
LE has not made any statements about what led them to Valenzuela's property or possible motives.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the house Wednesday afternoon and detained a "person of interest." Investigators could be seen digging in the backyard Wednesday night.
I'd hoped they'd pulled a runner; this is the worst possible ending. How and why did this happen? I hope we learn more on that soon.
RIP Michael and Tina Careccia.
Ref: http://www.azfamily.com/story/29459834/a...nty-couple
Authorities have found the bodies of a man and a woman believed to be a missing Pinal County couple.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said early Thursday morning that the bodies believed to be Mike and Tina Careccia were found during a search of a property near Ralston and Papago roads in Maricopa, not far from where the couple's car was found last week.
The bodies were taken to the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office.
One male suspect who lives at the property is in custody. He has been identified as Jose Valenzuela. He has been name a POI and has not been charged with anything thus far.
Some family members who spoke to media yesterday indicated that they knew Valenzuela and he'd been at a Father's Day celebration with them the day before the couple was reported missing.
LE has not made any statements about what led them to Valenzuela's property or possible motives.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the house Wednesday afternoon and detained a "person of interest." Investigators could be seen digging in the backyard Wednesday night.
I'd hoped they'd pulled a runner; this is the worst possible ending. How and why did this happen? I hope we learn more on that soon.
RIP Michael and Tina Careccia.
Ref: http://www.azfamily.com/story/29459834/a...nty-couple