MUS-2026-0354
Archive card
MUS-2026-0354
Suspicious death
- Incident
- 2013
- Indexed
- Oct 19, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Gilbert 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.
Laura Sweetman, 42, was found dead in the bathtub of her Gilbert home in December 2013. Her death was ruled undetermined and the case was closed, with no arrest. A 2026 podcast investigation obtained new audio files through a public records request.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2013
In December, Sweetman, 42, was found dead in the bathtub of her Gilbert home.
- 2013
Her death was ruled undetermined and the case was closed, with no arrest.
- 2026
On April 13, Crime Junkie published an investigation into her death.
- 2026
In April, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office fulfilled a public records request providing new audio files, covered in a Crime Junkie update.
Key people
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42, found dead in the bathtub of her Gilbert home in December 2013.
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