Craig Cavanaugh, 44, of Farmington, New Mexico, disappeared in July 2019 while driving to Peoria, Arizona, for a job. The last electronic trace was a cell phone ping in Payson, Arizona. Between July 5 and July 7 his credit cards were used by two men in Payson, Glendale, and Peoria, and his Toyota Tacoma was found on July 12.

On August 5, 2019, Cavanaugh’s body was recovered in a wooded area near Heber, Arizona, after one of two men believed to have been with him provided information to investigators; his identity was confirmed by fingerprints. The missing-person investigation was converted to a homicide inquiry involving agencies from Arizona and New Mexico.

In March 2020 two men, Shawn Eckard and Jason Eric Johnson, were indicted on first-degree murder charges; both were already incarcerated on unrelated charges at that time. Cavanaugh is survived by two daughters and a fiancée.

If anyone has information about Cavanaugh’s movements in early July 2019 or about the use of his cards in Payson, Glendale, or Peoria, please come forward.