Taylorlyn Nelson was 21 and from Phoenix when she vanished on March 11, 2017. She was last known at the north Phoenix trailer near 27th Avenue and Deer Valley Road that she shared with her boyfriend, Kodi Bowe. Family reported her missing a few days later after learning she had argued with Bowe; police described her disappearance as highly out of character.

Investigators came to believe the killing occurred inside the trailer on March 11: Nelson was struck in the head with an object and then shot in the head. Forensic testing at the trailer found blood, a bullet hole and a 9mm shell casing, with DNA linking the blood to someone biologically related to Nelson’s mother. Evidence and witness statements later implicated Kodi Bowe, his younger brother Maxx, and Kerrie Quaintance in a cover-up involving transporting Nelson’s body to Lake Pleasant and sinking it in a paddle boat. A female body recovered at Lake Pleasant on July 20, 2017, was identified that November as Nelson.

Multiple arrests followed: Kodi Bowe was booked on first-degree murder, abandonment of a dead body and tampering with evidence; Maxx Bowe and Kerrie Quaintance were arrested on hindering and related charges, with an added kidnapping allegation against Maxx in court paperwork. If anyone has information about Nelson, the investigation’s leads invite contact.