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The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 442 - Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth, Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

May 24, 1996. Glendale, Arizona. 19-year old Diana Shawcroft and her 19-year old best friend, Jennifer Lueth, leave their apartment to visit a nearby convenience store, but they never return and are last seen climbing into a pick-up truck with an unidentified man. Three months later, Diana and Jennifer’s bodies are discovered 100 miles away in a remote desert area in Yavapai County and it is determined that they were the victims of a homicide. After their families set up a memorial shrine at the crime scene, photos of the victims are stolen from there, but even though the killer is believed to be responsible, they are never identified. October 17, 2003. Scottsdale, Arizona. 20-year old Brandon Rumbaugh and his 19-year old girlfriend, Lisa Gurrieri, leave on an overnight camping trip to Yavapai County, but never return home. Two days later, Brandon and Lisa are found shot to death inside their sleeping bags in the bed of their pick-up truck in a remote area located off Bumble Bee Road. The investigation turns up some intriguing leads, including the discovery of a broken disposable camera containing photos of Brandon and Lisa which were taken shortly before they killed, but the “Bumble Bee Road Murders” remain unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we travel to Arizona to explore two unsolved double homicides in which a pair of victims were found murdered in remote desert areas of Yavapai County. If you have information about the murders of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth, please contact the Glendale Police Department tipline at (623) 930-3319. If you have any information about the murders of Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri, please contact the Yavapai Silent Witness anonymous tipline at 1-800-932-3232. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/jennifer-lueth-diane-shawcroft/ https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_Shawcroft_and_Jennifer_Lueth https://www.abc15.com/news/state/arizona-crime-uncovered/somebody-knows-who-killed-diana-shawcroft-and-jennifer-lueth-in-1996 https://www.newspapers.com/image/123661850/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/123661739 https://www.newspapers.com/image/123662486 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/reward-offered-for-information-about-two-women-killed-in-1996-6635433 https://www.newspapers.com/image/126193554/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/361287432/ https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/news/year-later-murders-of-e-v-couple-unsolved/article_dda98462-a6a2-59fd-92a9-53038b54123f.html https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2017/10/28/slain-while-camping-2003-scottsdale-couples-killing-still-mystery/809850001/ https://www.abc15.com/news/state/mother-hopes-for-answers-nearly-two-decades-after-murder-of-lisa-gurrieri-brandon-rumbaugh https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/scottsdale-couple-murdered-camping-trip-2003-unsolved/75-6cc84714-3ffc-49d5-9a06-5ba344db75f0 https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/nearly-20-years-since-the-murders-of-lisa-gurrieri-and-brandon-rumbaugh-in-yavapai-county “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Transcript

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0:00.0

May 24th, 1996. Glendale, Arizona.

0:06.2

19-year-old Diana Shawcroft and her 19-year-old best friend Jennifer Luth leave their apartment

0:11.9

to visit a nearby convenience store, but they never returned and are last seen climbing

0:16.4

into a pickup truck with an unidentified man. Three months later, Diana and Jennifer's bodies are

0:22.7

discovered in a remote desert area 100 miles away, and it is determined that they were the

0:27.5

victims of a homicide. After their family set up a memorial shrine at the crime scene, some

0:33.3

photos are stolen from a frame which is set up there, but even though the killer is believed to be

0:37.9

responsible, they are never identified, and the murders remain unsolved. And so, and I'm and I'm and I'm and the I'm and and I'm and and I'm and I'm and I'm I'm not Hello everyone and welcome to our latest episode of The Trail Went Cold.

1:26.6

I'm your host Robin Warder,

1:28.9

and today we're going to be covering a pair of double homicides which took place in Arizona,

1:34.2

the 1996 murders of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Luth, and the 2003 murders of Brandon Rumbaw and

1:41.0

Lisa Guerrary. Even though these cases are not believed to be connected,

1:45.4

I've received requests to cover both of them, and the one thing they have in common is that they

1:50.0

involved a pair of victims being found murdered in a remote desert area of Yavapai County.

1:55.8

Of course, the Diana Shawcroft-Gennifer-Luce case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries,

2:00.5

as the two friends went missing

2:01.9

after taking a trip to a convenience store, and were last seen climbing into a pickup truck being

2:06.7

driven by an unidentified man before the remains were found 100 miles away three months later.

2:12.8

To this day, their cause of death has never been released publicly, but what's particularly

2:17.3

creepy is that

2:18.8

the victim's families would set up a memorial shrine at the spot where their bodies were found,

2:23.4

in which pictures of Diana and Jennifer were displayed in a frame, but years later, the photos

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