Jeanette Beaulieu, 38, a Phoenix resident, was found shot in the back of the head in a Maricopa County desert on January 19, 1992. In early January she had prepared to host a long-distance boyfriend, Anthony Spears, buying him a one-way plane ticket and taking a leave from work. In the days after his arrival she made several large cash withdrawals and had the title to her 1984 Dodge Rampage notarized.

Investigators say Spears drove Jeanette’s truck back to California on January 4, taking five guns, two sleeping bags and nearly $1,000 in cash; he later told a woman he was living with that he had bought the truck from an elderly couple. A receipt for the plane ticket was recovered from Jeanette’s home, and a 9mm shell casing found near her body was later identified as having been fired from Spears’ handgun. He was arrested in California on January 25, 1992, while driving Jeanette’s truck and was charged with first-degree murder and theft.

The prosecution argued the motive was financial gain; the jury convicted Spears of both charges. Does anyone have information about Jeanette’s movements in Phoenix in January 1992 or about the truck after January 4?