Jana Vansickle, 51, was reported missing from Phoenix in late November 2016 after her son grew concerned when weeks went by with no word. Friends said she had been in a tumultuous relationship with a man named Paul Palandri and had told others she planned to leave the destructive drug life she felt tied to and to end that relationship.

In December 2017 a partially unearthed gun safe was found in the desert of the Gila River Indian Community; inside were human remains later identified by dental records as Jana Vansickle. The body had been covered in a white powder and an autopsy showed she had been shot multiple times. A witness later reported hearing Palandri confess to shooting her twice with a .22 caliber gun because he was angry with her.

Who knew Jana or had contact with her in late 2016 that might help clarify her last days?