Partial human remains found near the intersection of South Howling Coyote Trail and West Hermans Road in Three Points, Arizona, led to a suspicious death probe on October 4, 2021. In November 2021 those remains were identified as 74-year-old Michael Brown, a local resident.

The medical examiner determined Brown had been shot, dismembered, and set on fire, details that establish a homicide of extreme violence. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has continued to investigate, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly named and no motive has been released.

The case remains open and unresolved. If anyone has information about Michael Brown or that area around October 2021, please contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.