Delia D'Ambra

It still happened all the same.

Typically, designated campgrounds or rest areas were viewed as safer because they had better lighting and were places that law enforcement officers regularly patrolled.

An undesignated campsite, on the other hand, did not have those kinds of crime deterrents.

Still, the sheriff's office hoped that perhaps someone who was passing by or staying in the Bumblebee area near where the victims were had noticed something that could help authorities.

And as luck would have it, there were a handful of folks.

Emily Bittner reported for the Arizona Republic that authorities interviewed several visitors who'd been within 100 yards of Lisa and Brandon's truck over the weekend.

And one witness told authorities they'd spotted the couple's vehicle parked in the desert where it was found sometime Saturday afternoon, which I imagine only further confirmed for investigators that Brandon and Lisa had been killed before then.

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.