Lisa Marie Gurrieri
She was an angel, loved by all who knew her. She gave to others of her time, talent and love. She was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend who will be deeply missed but not forgotten.
Lisa was born on July 14th, 1984 in Arizona to John and Paula Gurrieri. Lisa’s uncle, Mike, helped raise her after her dad died of cancer. She graduated from Mesa High School. And in 2003, was a sophomore at Mesa Community College studying business management. She was employed as a secretary at Salt River Project, and also volunteered her singing talents with the band at Christ the King Catholic Church.
Brandon Keith Rumbaugh
He had an infectious sense of humor. He also had a spontaneous and goofy fun loving joy he brought to all who knew him. His family and closest friends also know the strength of his eternal optimism, the power of his future dreams, and his inability to be slowed by the obstacles ahead.
He was born in Phoenix on May 7th, 1983 to Robert and Desiree Rumbaugh. Brandon was a Graduate of the Coronado High School class of 2001. In 2003, he was in the United States Marine Reserves, was a student at Arizona State University and worked as a personal trainer at Fitness Works Gym in Mesa. Brandon loved the arts. He played the drums in a local band, danced in several large productions, & was a painter and sculptor.
On Friday, October 17th, 2003, 20-year-old Brandon and 19-year-old Lisa, took an overnight trip to a campsite near Bumble Bee, Arizona, to lay out under the stars and celebrate their one-year dating anniversary.
The next day, when Lisa didn't come home and Brandon didn't show up for work, the families became concerned and headed out there to search for them to no avail.
Sunday afternoon, three family friends located the white Ford F-150 pickup truck the couple had borrowed from Lisa's mother. When the friends looked inside the bed of the truck, they found Lisa and Brandon dead, they had been shot multiple times in the head with a .25 caliber handgun.
Trash and other items were collected. One piece of evidence intrigued investigators more than the rest, a disposable camera disposable camera found near the truck by some rocks. The camera looked like it had been thrown away from the truck. The last pictures on it were of Lisa and Brandon sitting the bed of the truck.
Lisa and Brandon had a video camera with them. Investigators found the camera case, but they never found the video camera.
Lisa's uncle Mike went to question one of the friends that had found their bodies.
“He wanted Lisa. He wanted Lisa bad, to be with her,” Mike said. “I was on my way. I was in my truck headed to the freeway. I got a phone call saying that he wasn’t there. The place was wiped out clean.”
Six months after Lisa and Brandon were killed, two men from Yuma were camping in Crown King, just minutes away from Bumble Bee Road. They were shot dead, too, and their truck was stolen. That suspect committed suicide after being found in Colorado. No clue as it if this crime was related to the Lisa And Brandon's murder.
Lisa and Brandon's murder is unsolved.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect(s). If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact Yavapai Silent Witness at 1-800-932-3232.
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