On June 30, 1974, Randy Leon and his 24-year-old wife Linda Leon were found murdered in their Phoenix home. The couple, who were involved in the sale of large quantities of marijuana, were targeted by 19-year-old Jose Jesus Ceja in what investigators called a robbery that became a double homicide.

When Randy returned, Ceja — reportedly with an empty gun — retrieved another firearm from a den drawer and shot him four times, striking chest, back, shoulder and arm, and is said to have kicked him as he lay dying or dead. About 70 pounds of marijuana was taken; the phone was left off the hook and the television left on.

Ceja attended the Leons’ funerals, helped the family move, and offered assistance to police before being identified, arrested and charged with first-degree murder.