MUS-2026-0064
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MUS-2026-0064
Homicide
- Incident
- 2013
- Indexed
- Oct 3, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Tempe Police Department
- Location
- Tempe AZ
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Adrienne Salinas, 19, a college student, vanished in Tempe, Arizona on June 15, 2013. Her remains were found on August 6, 2013 in a desert wash near Apache Junction. The FBI reclassified the case as a homicide in 2015. No suspects have ever been named or charged, and a $20,000 FBI reward remains posted. The case is worked by the Tempe Police Department with the FBI.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2013
Adrienne Salinas, 19, vanishes in Tempe, Arizona on June 15.
- 2013
Her remains are found in a desert wash near Apache Junction on August 6.
- 2015
The FBI reclassifies the case as a homicide; a $20,000 reward is posted.
- 2022
Coverage explicitly describes the case as cold; no suspects have ever been named or charged.
Key people
The people in the file.
19, of Tempe, Arizona. Vanished June 15, 2013; remains found August 6, 2013.
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Investigating agency
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Coverage
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