The Mysterious Case of Ben Anderson: Three-year-old unsolved murder may finally have a break

As the investigation continues, reports reveal the Sheriff’s Office recovered Anderson's phone.

PUBLISHED SEP 15, 2024

This phone could shed light on Anderson’s last communications and movements.

Phoenix, Arizona: Three years after the murder of Benjamin Anderson, Phoenix PD might be closer to finding his killer(s), thanks to the revelation of a 'new' piece of evidence.

As the investigation continues, reports reveal the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office recovered Anderson's phone, months after his death, which may hold key evidence. This phone could shed light on Anderson’s last communications and movements, potentially offering critical clues to solving the case. The phone was found in a Glendale canal by a fisherman three months after Anderson's murder.

Despite a $25,000 reward for information, the case remains unsolved.

Reports would suggest that the Phoenix PD has still been unable to get into Anderson's phone years after it was recovered. No reason was given as to why this has been the case, but as the sheriff’s office is reportedly finalizing paperwork to present the case to the county attorney’s office for charges, the phone may now be unlocked. In another strange twist Anderson's friend, Dan Stahoviak, not only claimed to know Anderson's phone password, but also what the data showed the police and what they were looking for on the phone.

The data, according to Stahoviak, showed Ben’s phone pinged in his Phoenix condo the night before his disappearance, and it appeared his iCloud backed up around the same time that night. “Whatever happened between that 10pm the night before to the next morning, whatever text messages, is what they’re trying to get off the phone,” Stahoviak told Arizona's Family.

On New Year's Eve 2021 Anderson was supposed to meet a friend, but cancelled that meeting. When his family failed to hear from the 41-year-old they decided to check his apartment and found it in a state

The following day, authorities discovered Anderson’s white Lexus, burned in a parking lot in Phoenix, and just hours later, his body was found burning in a desert area near Table Mesa Road, approximately 30 miles away from the car.

Despite a $25,000 reward for information, the case remains unsolved.