Bumble Bee Road Murders // 216

Going West: True Crime

In 2003, a young couple was camping in their pick-up truck in a remote part of the Arizona desert to celebrate their anniversary. But before they could return home, they were murdered in the back of the truck. With few clues left behind, could the photos on their disposable camera help piece together the truth? This is the story of Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri, otherwise known as the Bumble Bee Road Murders.

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CASE SOURCES

1. ABC: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/arizona-camping-trip-cold-case-remains-unsolved

2. ABC: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/mother-hopes-for-answers-nearly-two-decades-after-murder-of-lisa-gurrieri-brandon-rumbaugh

3. Arizona Republic: https://www.newspapers.com/image/361287432/?terms=lisa%20gurrieri&match=1

4. East Valley Tribune: https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/news/argument-may-have-preceded-couples-death/article_7872e9dc-6a7c-54fb-a593-2cf3c14a77d7.html

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22764900/lisa-marie-gurrieri/photo

6. AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2017/10/28/slain-while-camping-2003-scottsdale-couples-killing-still-mystery/809850001/

7. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205289317/brandon-keith-rumbaugh

8. Legacy: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/azcentral/name/john-gurrieri-obituary?id=32565854

9. True Crime Arizona: https://www.azfamily.com/originals/podcasts/true-crime-arizona/

10. Arizona Republic: https://www.newspapers.com/image/125490223/?terms=lisa%20gurrieri&match=1

11. Arizona Republic: https://www.newspapers.com/image/125512144

12. Arizona Republic: https://www.newspapers.com/image/125583182/?terms=william%20middaugh%20omer%20casey&match=1

13. Biography: https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/israel-keyes

14. Atlanta Journal Constitution: https://www.ajc.com/news/national/kill-them-out-spite-man-gets-life-2004-murders-couple-sleeping-beach/3tZrgroIakoYfYAy0FN56H/

15. Oregon Live: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2015/07/families_mark_10th_anniversary.html

16. King 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/mary-cooper-susanna-stodden-unsolved-snohomish-county-murder/281-cf04d027-bb9e-4332-8572-f528fdff87b3

17. The Daily Courier: https://www.dcourier.com/news/2020/nov/07/cold-case-double-murder-couple-bumble-bee-still-un/

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