A man walking his dog in the desert near Corona de Tucson the morning of Dec. 14, 2010, made a grisly discovery.
He found the burned body of 20-year-old Amber Christine Padilla near Houghton Road and Camino Aurelia, southeast of Tucson.
The remains of the 5-foot-3-inch student, who had brown hair and a light complexion, were found almost 50 miles from her Marana home.
STATUS
Because the homicide case is open and currently being worked, detectives would not provide much information, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, with the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Padilla's cause of death has not been revealed.
Detectives have not been able to determine the last time Padilla was seen alive. They have investigative leads, but no concrete suspects, Barkman said.
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