When a young Tucson-Arizona woman goes missing, her partial remains are discovered in a dumpster days later.

Potential suspects and unanswered questions haunt a case gone cold in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day and true crime storyteller by night.

And as always, I'm your co-host, Scott.

I want to thank Mindy, who brought this case to our attention and suggested that we do an episode on it.

The lack of attention this case has received outside of the Tucson area, where it occurred, is pretty

shocking, and if not for Mindy, we wouldn't have known about it either. This case is definitely in need of a public awareness boost, so thanks a lot, Mindy. We appreciate the

suggestion. And for everyone listening, keep in mind that the individual or individuals involved

in this crime could be anywhere by now. Decades have passed since an Arizona family received

the crushing news that pieces of their daughter's body had been found discarded in a dumpster.

There's no telling where the relevant people or information may have made their way to in the years since.

Perhaps you know something that can help finally bring justice.

A quick heads up. This episode contains mention of sexual assault and of severe child abuse. We won't go into any

graphic detail, but still, please listen with care. Diana Vakari was last seen alive on October 22nd,

1992. She was 19 years old at the time and lived in Tucson, Arizona. Despite her young age,

she was a hardworking young woman who kept herself

busy laying the foundation for a successful future. She was a college student attending classes

at Pima Community College while simultaneously holding down two jobs at two different restaurants,

each of which considered her a very reliable employee. In October of 1992, Diana lived in an apartment, which she

shared with a roommate, another college-aged woman. However, she'd found that having her own place

was pretty expensive, perhaps more expensive than it was really worth at that time in her life.

So she'd recently decided to move back in with her mom, who also lived in Tucson and was more than willing to have her back in the family home.

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