A new episode of ABC15’s “Arizona Crime Uncovered” is reopening public scrutiny of the 2023 abduction and brutal death of 22-year-old Mercedes Vega, pulling together court records, surveillance footage and family interviews to walk viewers through how investigators say they built their case. The program lands in the wake of a run of indictments and a recent extradition, and it threads physical and digital evidence that prosecutors argue links three men to the killing. For Tempe-area viewers, the episode delivers fresh detail on a case that began when Vega’s body was discovered in a burning car west of the Valley.
Three suspects now in custody
A third suspect, Jared Gray, was extradited to Maricopa County in January and has since made an initial court…..