Episode Summary
Aaron Taylor was 36 and experiencing homelessness when he was lit on fire on Christmas Day in 2007. Police think they know who’s responsible… but a lack of physical evidence…coupled with reluctant witnesses…has kept this case open for years. But multiple people know what happened…and investigators are hoping they’ll come forward.
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Episode Info
If you have any information about the death of Aaron Taylor, please contact the Phoenix Police Department at (602) 495-5883 or email [email protected]. You can also leave tips anonymously by contacting Silent Witness at 1-800-343-TIPS, or on its website at silentwitness.org.
Aaron Taylor
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Aaron Taylor
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Aaron Taylor
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Aaron Taylor
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Aaron Taylor in 2007
Aaron Taylor's gravestone
A Google Earth aerial view of the strip mall where Aaron’s body was found on fire
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A crime scene photo of the courtyard
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A crime scene photo of the charring left behind after Aaron was set on fire
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A crime scene photo of the benches and tables in the courtyard
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A crime scene photo of the entrance to an open-air breezeway and courtyard next to Subway
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Episode Source Material
- Phoenix Police Department case files
- Arizona Department of Corrections records
- Phoenix New Times: A Paradise Valley homeless man who burned to death in December may have been tortured by John Dickerson
- The Arizona Republic: Phoenix cold case: Police seek killers who burned homeless man alive by Megan Cassidy