The murder of Fiona Yu remains one of the most disturbing unsolved cases connected to Tempe, Arizona, and the Arizona State University community. Fiona was a 21 year old college student with a promising future when she was attacked inside her off campus apartment on August 4, 1997. She was sexually assaulted, strangled and found barely alive by her roommate. Although emergency help was called, Fiona later died at the hospital.
Her death shocked students, neighbors, investigators and everyone who understood how sudden and violent the attack had been. Fiona was young, responsible and focused on school. She was living the life of a student building toward adulthood, not someone expected to become the center of a homicide investigation.
The case has remained especially frustrating because investigators recovered DNA evidence connected to the crime, yet no public match has identified her killer. Over the years, police have reviewed possible suspects, compared evidence to other attacks and looked toward newer technology for answers. Still, decades later, Fiona’s murder remains unsolved…