A domestic disturbance call in the early morning of December 13, 2022, in Thatcher, Arizona, ended with the discovery that 42-year-old Patty Sue Nosie had been shot to death in her Quail Ridge home. Officers were first summoned after 64-year-old Bobby Benitez called Graham County Dispatch and admitted to having just killed someone, then requested police kill him. A standoff followed; during a second conversation Benitez produced a handgun, shot himself in the chest and was taken into custody and to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center for treatment.

After Benitez was secured, officers entered the residence and found Nosie deceased. The Thatcher Police Department reported multiple gunshot wounds to her wrist, chest and back, and that her jaw appeared broken. Benitez was charged with Nosie’s murder; while recovering in custody he allegedly told a doctor he had shot her because she was driving him crazy, though he later invoked his right to remain silent when formally questioned and requested an attorney.

Nosie was described by family as a loving mother to five children and a cherished sister. Does anyone in Thatcher recall hearing about that night or have information that could help clarify what happened?