Romelia Vargas, 38, was killed in February 2006 while working alongside Mirna Palma-Roman in a lunch truck in the Phoenix area. Both women were found hours later at the scene, having succumbed to their injuries. Their deaths were later linked to a series of attacks across the metropolitan area that included murders, sexual assaults, and kidnappings.

Investigators identified Mark Goudeau as the perpetrator, a figure who became known as the Baseline Killer. Following his arrest he was prosecuted for multiple violent crimes, including the murders of Vargas and Palma-Roman. Romelia Vargas’s husband, Alvin Hogue, later filed a lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department alleging that delays in DNA testing from an earlier sexual assault case allowed the attacker to remain free and commit further crimes.

If anyone knew Romelia, worked near that lunch truck, or has information about the events in February 2006, please share what might help clarify the timeline.