BENDER II, George M.

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona)
Wednesday, October 23, 1985

Body identified as missing teen-ager's

PARKER--A body found earlier this month near Salome has been identified 
as that of a missing Phoenix teen-ager who had been shot, a La Paz 
County sheriff's official said Tuesday.

Sheriff's Lt. Mike Neuman said a fingerprint comparison led to positive 
identification of 17-year-old George M. Bender II.

Bender's body was found Oct. 1, wrapped in a sleeping bag in a roadside 
wash just southeast of Salome.

Neuman said Bender had been reported missing July 10 by relatives after 
he failed to return from a June vacation in Los Angeles.

Neuman said deputies want to question two unidentified men who 
accompanied Bender on that trip. Their whereabouts is unknown, he said.

Posted by Pat R on July 11, 2024

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