PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Cold case units in Arizona solved at least two major cases this week, bringing answers to families who waited years for closure.
In 1994, 13-year-old Christina “Tina” Plante vanished from a small Arizona town without a trace. A newly formed cold case unit reopened the investigation, using modern technology and reworking old evidence. The result: Tina was found alive.
“What stands out to me would be the fact that they never gave up. They, the family, the investigators, are kind of working together, the community,” Troy Hillman, a retired homicide detective, said.
Phoenix homicide case moves forward after arrest
This week, investigators also made progress in a 2023 death at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. Karissa Hamilton, 29, was found dead inside her car with the engine still running…