Stephanie Fedorka, a 29-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead in the lower Colorado River on October 15, 2014. An autopsy determined she died of a single fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

A four-month homicide investigation crossed state lines, with the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office working together. Investigators located a crime scene in Bard, California, where evidence was recovered that helped identify a suspect.

Police arrested 37-year-old Joseph Franklin Smith and charged him with Stephanie’s homicide; he was held in the Yuma County Jail awaiting extradition to Imperial County.

Did anyone in the area know Stephanie or notice unusual activity along the river that autumn?