PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — A 31-year-old man faces murder charges in the death of an Arizona couple found tied up and burned beyond recognition, police said Tuesday. Four others have also been arrested in the case.
The bodies of Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro, well-to-do philanthropists in their 70s, were discovered last week in their home in the affluent Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley.
Michael Lee Crane faces two murder charges, as well as kidnapping, armed robbery, arson and burglary charges, police said. The other four suspects - all from the Phoenix area - were facing theft or trafficking in stolen property charges. Crane’s city of residence was unknown.
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