Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro were murdered last month in their Paradise Valley home. Six suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder.

​The arrest reports for the six people allegedly connected to the brutal murders of a Paradise Valley couple last month were unsealed this afternoon, but offer little new information about the murders -- it's so heavily redacted that one of the pages is completely blacked out, with the exception of one sentence.

One of the tidbits that isn't redacted is that Michael Crane, the man suspected of murdering Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro, discussed the crimes with one of the other defendants in the case.

According to the report, Crane, 31, told Kelly Ann Steward -- who's charged with theft and trafficking stolen property for allegedly selling property stolen from the Shapiros -- that he burned down the couple's home, presumably in an attempt to coverup the murders.

The manner in which Crane allegedly murdered the Shapiros is redacted in the document, and hasn't been released by authorities.

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Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro were murdered last month in their Paradise Valley home. Six suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder.

​The arrest reports for the six people allegedly connected to the brutal murders of a Paradise Valley couple last month were unsealed this afternoon, but offer little new information about the murders -- it's so heavily redacted that one of the pages is completely blacked out, with the exception of one sentence.

One of the tidbits that isn't redacted is that Michael Crane, the man suspected of murdering Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro, discussed the crimes with one of the other defendants in the case.

According to the report, Crane, 31, told Kelly Ann Steward -- who's charged with theft and trafficking stolen property for allegedly selling property stolen from the Shapiros -- that he burned down the couple's home, presumably in an attempt to coverup the murders.

The manner in which Crane allegedly murdered the Shapiros is redacted in the document, and hasn't been released by authorities.

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Glendale Police Department

Daniel Griffith

​The Glendale Police Department has arrested two people they believe are responsible for the death of a person found burned in the desert near the White Tanks Mountains early this morning.

The body has not yet been identified.

Glendale police were contacted yesterday by the Phoenix Police Department about a possible homicide at a home in Glendale. Phoenix police developed the information while investigating a missing person case.

Glendale police assumed the investigation and developed information that led them to the body, which was found near 195th Avenue and Olive Street.

After discovering the body, Glendale police arrested two people, Daniel and Jennifer Griffith.
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A sixth suspect has been arrested in connection to the murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro.

​Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced this afternoon that a sixth suspect has been arrested in connection to the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound and burned in their home last week.

Additionally, Montgomery defends releasing Michael Crane from custody after he'd been arrested for unrelated crimes just weeks before he allegedly murdered Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro.

Click here to get the details of the murders.

"We did not have enough evidence to to meet our standard on a reasonable likelihood of conviction," Montgomery says of releasing Crane.

Crane was arrested on December 6, and booked into jail on eight felonies, including dangerous drug possession, possession of stolen property, and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor.

The December 6, arrest occurred after Crane's grandmother called Phoenix police to have them get Crane and his cronies to move out of a home she owns in the 2500 block of Larkspur Drive in north Phoenix.

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From top left: Michael Lee Crane, Shawn Nicloy, Brittnay Beinhauer, Kelly Steward and Danielle Rossman.

​The Paradise Valley Police Department confirmed today that five people have been arrested in connection with the murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, whose bodies were found bound and burned inside their Paradise Valley home last week.

Police say the five arrested are the "major suspects" in the case, but that it's still an "open investigation," and that others may be on the loose.

The couple was found dead in their home near 40th Street and Camelback Road last Monday morning. When police got to the Shapiros' house, it was on fire. The Shapiros were bound and burned beyond recognition.

The only reason police went to the  home was because they found a car registered to the Shapiros on fire near 7th Street and Union Hills Drive before discovering the couple's bodies. After finding the car, Paradise Valley police went to the  home -- and that's when they discovered the house was on fire, and there were two bodies inside.

Authorities still have not released the cause of death, but say they've found a murder weapon and property stolen from the Shapiro's home.

The suspects arrested -- and the charges on which they've been booked -- are:

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The murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro are the first murders in Paradise Valley since 2004.

​Authorities have reportedly made an arrest in the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound in their burning home earlier this week.

The Paradise Valley Police Department did not immediately return our call for confirmation, and authorities have refused to confirm the rumor to other publications, but KPHO is reporting that Paradise Valley Vice-Mayor Mary Hamway says an arrest has been made in the murders of Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro.

Hamway was told of the arrest at about 11 a.m. today. The local TV news station provided no other information.

The couple was found dead in their home near 40th Street and Camelback Road on Monday morning. When police got to the Shapiro's house, it was on fire.

This is where the story gets even more bizarre: the only reason police went to the Shapiro's home is because they found a car registered to the Shapiros on fire near 7th Street and Union Hills Drive. After finding the car, Paradise Valley police went to the couple's home -- and that's when they discovered the house was on fire, and there were two bodies inside.

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Peoria Police Department

Tyson Langley

​Tyson Langley, the 15-year-old accused of murdering two people at a Peoria smoke shop last month, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.

Despite his young age, Langley's being charged as an adult.

Langley's accused of murdering Melinda Bowen, 38, and Kenneth Matlock, 60, at the Euphorium Emporium smoke shop in Peoria on the afternoon of January 17.

According to court records obtained by New Times, Langley was arrested on Los Angeles' Skid Row two days after the murders, after a "BOLO" (be on the lookout) had been issued for him by Peoria police.

When he was taken into custody, Langley had a gun in his possession -- violating California's minor in possession of a firearm law.

Peoria police picked Langley up at Los Angeles' East Lake Juvenile Detention Facility and brought him back to the Valley, where he was booked into a Maricopa County jail on two counts of first degree murder.

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Denise Lewis

​Denise Lewis, 27, had apparently had enough of her girlfriend's heroin use -- during an argument over the matter, Lewis shot her in the face, killing her.

According to court records obtained by New Times, Glendale police were called to an apartment in the 6800 block of North 67th Avenue about 10:15 Monday night after neighbors reported hearing gunshots coming from the apartment.

When police arrived, they found Deeta Juluke, Lewis' girlfriend, in the bathroom. She'd apparently been shot in the upper lip, the responding officer notes in his report.

Glendale fire officials tried to save Juluke, but were unable. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The apparent murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro are the first murders in Paradise Valley since 2004.

​The Paradise Valley Police Department held a press conference moments ago, during which they released more details about the apparent murders of a couple found dead in their burning home on Monday.

The PVCC says the man and woman were found bound in the master bedroom of their home near 40th Street and Camelback Road on Monday morning. A fire had been set in the room where the couple was tied up, as well as in another bedroom.

Because the bodies were so badly burned, the PVCC still wouldn't identify the couple. However, the family of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, who owned the home where the bodies were found, indicate that the bodies were those of the Shapiros.

The PVCC says it wants to wait for the Maricopa County medical examiner's report before officially identifying the bodies.

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Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro

​The mysterious deaths of a Paradise Valley couple who were found in their burning home on Monday is now a homicide/arson investigation.

The couple, believed to be Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro (the Paradise Valley Police Department hasn't officially identified the couple, but family members have), were found dead in their home near 40th Street and Camelback Road on Monday morning. When police got to the home, it was on fire.

This is where the story gets even more bizarre: the only reason police went to the couple's home is because they found a car registered to the Shapiros on fire near 7th Street and Union Hills Drive. After finding the car, Paradise Valley police went to the couple's home -- and that's when they discovered the house was on fire, and there were two bodies inside.

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