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Detective Perspective

133: MURDER: The Fisher Family

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

True Crime

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On April 10, 2001, an explosion tore through a Scottsdale, Arizona home, sending flames into the air and shaking the surrounding neighborhood.

Inside, investigators discovered a devastating scene. 38-year-old Mary Fisher and her two children, Brittney and Bobby, had been killed in their own beds, and the evidence showed they were murdered before the fire ever began.

The scene had been carefully staged, with accelerants, a disconnected gas line, and ignition devices used in an attempt to destroy everything inside. But one person was missing - Mary’s husband, and the children’s father, Robert Fisher.

More than 25 years later, Robert has never been found, and investigators are still working to find him.

If you have any information in this case, or you think you’ve seen Robert, you should call the Phoenix FBI Field Office at (623) 466-1999 or go to tips.fbi.gov. A $100,000 reward is being offered.

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0:00.0

On April 10, 2001, an explosion tore through a Scottsdale Arizona home, sending flames into the air and shaking the surrounding neighborhood.

0:18.0

Inside, investigators discovered a devastating scene.

0:22.6

38-year-old Mary Fisher and her two children, Brittany and Bobby, had been killed in their own beds,

0:28.6

and the evidence showed they were murdered before the fire ever began.

0:32.6

The scene had been carefully staged with accelerants, a disconnected gas line, and ignition devices

0:39.4

used to attempt to destroy everything inside.

0:43.0

But one person was missing, Mary's husband and the children's father, Robert Fisher.

0:49.3

More than 25 years later, Robert has never been found, and investigators are still working to find him. Hey everyone. Welcome back to Detective Perspective.

1:29.1

My name is Derek Lavasser.

1:30.8

I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective.

1:34.3

Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format.

1:37.4

I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case

1:44.9

so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case.

1:50.0

So if you're someone who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases,

1:54.4

and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,

1:57.5

please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on Apple Podcasts,

2:02.2

Spotify, or whatever platform you use.

2:05.4

Now, as you can probably tell from the trailer, this is a different type of case than I've

2:10.9

done in the past.

2:12.3

While it technically is unsolved, there is a suspect in this case, and he's currently wanted. April 10th marked the

2:20.4

25 year anniversary since this case occurred. So I felt like now would be a good time to bring some

2:26.6

renewed attention. And I do like the idea of this not necessarily being a who done it, but more so

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