http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special14/articles/1104coldcase-brosso04.html
http://www.azcentral.com/news/famous/articles/0519unsolved-horror19.html
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1992-11-25/news/sunshine-and-sadness/
Melanie (left), Angela (right)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/famous/articles/0519unsolved-horror19.html
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1992-11-25/news/sunshine-and-sadness/
Melanie (left), Angela (right)
On Friday, Nov. 20, Angela Brosso's, 22, head was found in a stretch of the Arizona Canal about two miles south of where her body was found. Detectives scoured the areas where Brosso's body and head were found, but no significant leads or suspects developed.
Then, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1993, less than a year later, another young woman was killed in the same area and in much the same manner as Brosso.
Melanie Bernas, a 17-year-old Arcadia High School student, was murdered while riding her bicycle along the Arizona Canal. Bernas' body was found floating in the canal near the point where it crosses under the Black Canyon Freeway, about a half-mile north of Dunlap Avenue, and about 2 miles south of where Brosso's body was found.
How you can help: E-mail Meislish at mike.meislish@phoenix.gov. Calls also can be made anonymously to Silent Witness at 1-800-343-TIPS.