On the morning of June 30, 2023, 36-year-old Marilyn Ranae Benham and her boyfriend Jordan Green were shot inside their Rio Rancho, New Mexico, home after a neighbor reported an argument followed by gunfire at about 7 a.m. Deputies summoned to the 6th Avenue residence could not immediately find the victims. Investigators say the suspect attempted to conceal the killings by moving the bodies to a desert area, where K-9 teams located both remains.

Authorities identified and arrested Elbert Turner and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of tampering with evidence. The investigation into the circumstances that led to the fatal shootings remains ongoing. Marilyn Benham was the mother of two sons, Jathan, 18, and Eli, 12. If anyone has information about Marilyn, Jordan, or events around June 30, 2023, please come forward.