Delia D'Ambra

Like I mentioned earlier, the pair had been dating for a year and about two months before their deaths, Brandon had moved into Lisa's apartment in Scottsdale, which was less than an hour and a half away from the area near Bumblebee Road where they were found.

They were both attending college at the time of their murders and held jobs in the area.

Lisa worked as a secretary and Brandon was a personal trainer.

As they'd gotten more serious in their relationship, they talked about marriage, but wanted to wait until they both finished their schooling.

For a brief moment when the pair was first missing, Brandon's parents wondered if maybe their son and Lisa had just decided to travel to Las Vegas and elope.

But sadly, as they quickly found out, that was not the case.

From everything I read about the pair, they were both described as well-liked and very loved by their families.

One of Lisa's co-workers told the Arizona Republic that she was the type of person who could walk into their office and make everyone's day brighter.

Brandon's mom shared with the same newspaper that her son was goofy, full of joy, and a gifted dancer who loved to perform.

He previously served in the Marine Reserves and dreamed of one day opening his own gym.

His dad, Rob, said that he was really looking forward to seeing his son spread his wings in life.

But in light of what had happened, that would never come to fruition.

The Saturday after the murders, Lisa's friends and colleagues held a car wash in Mesa to raise money for her funeral expenses.

Her employer provided the supplies for the event, and more than 300 drivers came to have their vehicles washed or to donate money to the cause.

That evening, Brandon's loved ones held his funeral service in the chapel of a local Scottsdale church.

The following Monday, October 27th, Lisa's loved ones laid her to rest at a Catholic cemetery in Mesa.

Around that same time, authorities released the name of a Phoenix man who they wanted to speak with as part of the investigation.

This guy was 34 years old and was described as driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck with a camper shell and Arizona license plate on the back.

News coverage at the time identified this man by his first and last name.

The sheriff's office emphasized he was considered an investigative lead, but because he was never formally declared a person of interest or suspect in this case, I'm only going to refer to him by his first name, Michael.