20/20 - Home Alone

Episode Date: October 3, 2026

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Winds up of the east at 14 miles per hour. It's currently 95 degrees. Allison was kind of a character. She grew up in the 80s and the 90s. So love 80s and 90s pop. She loved to have fun and sing along with the radio. We went down to Tucson. We throw some music on.

and I happened to catch her belting out. Cindy Lauper's girls just want to have fun. It's just her. That just amazing person. She lived in Scottsdale. She worked out of her home. She had a good relationship with her family, and that was very, very important to her.

We talked almost every day. Allison's mother, Elaine, told people she would text Allison every night, and Allison, she'd always text her back. And then one February afternoon, The clockwork calls and texts stop. I called her when I was leaving my office, and it went straight to voicemail.

My wife said, it's just not right. Things were out of normal. One of the neighbors reported hearing a long, intermittent scream. Yes. Was it Allison? We believe so, yes. If it could happen to Allison,

it could have happened to any one of us. As it turned out, the critical piece of evidence ended up being this stain that just didn't have an explanation. This becomes key to solving this case. In Arizona, Saturday is like the Sabbath. College football is religion. The marching bands, a sea of red and blue, and tens of thousands of wildcat fans roaring as one. For Allison Feldman, this was how. home turf.

If you take a look at Allison's Facebook page, you're going to find pictures of Allison at U of A sporting events. She really liked to be a part of the university. I graduated the University of Arizona. Yes, yep. She was a huge wildcat fan. Allison was from Minneapolis.

And once she graduated from U of A, she moved up here to the valley, which is what we call the Phoenix Metro area. Tucson was too small. And the city girl in her said, I'm gonna move to Phoenix. By the age of 31, things are going very well for Allison. She even buys her own home. She loved that house.

Yeah, she had just bought that house less than a year earlier. People generally consider it to be very safe, especially where Allison was living. Scottsdale rises from the Sonoran Desert like an oasis, Beneath rugged mountains and towering swarows where coyotes and road runners still roam. But neighborhoods, restaurants, and resorts have transformed the desert floor.

And in February, when much of the rest of the country is locked in winter, the days here are often warm, dry, and bright. It was here in this corner of the Arizona desert. Allison was building a life of her own. Allison was really at the top of her game in early 2015. And for a 31-year-old, she had her whole life ahead of her. She sold wound care products and hospitals.

So Allison was the burn specialist for my region. She was somebody who wanted to succeed. When you meet Allison, it's difficult not to get drawn in. She's kind of like gravity. She was very active in Camp Courage, a camp in Arizona for kids who've been burned. That was a really important cause to Allison. She loved working with the kids. What was it that they saw in Allison?

Her unconditional acceptance, and she approached to all of the children, and everyone really in her life equally the same. Really remarkable young woman. Alex Stone comes into her life. Yep. That was her first really serious boyfriend. Wanted to marry him?

Yes, she did. They were really happy. And that was the first guy really saw her just sparkle over. On February 17th, it was a pretty normal day for Allison. She got up, she did work, she had a performance review, and then later in the day, she had errands to run. She went to Coles, she went to Walmart,

and then she came home, and really that was, kind of going to be the end of her day. I tried to text her, and the text didn't go through, but I didn't think anything of it. But the next morning, we tried to call her, and her phone was off. It's never off.

So Alex, being her boyfriend, was in communication with her the previous evening, Tuesday night. He sent her a good night message, and then sent her a good morning. message which went unanswered. Video catches Alex pulling up to Allison's house to go check on her. So he gets there and what does he find? At first when he arrived, he checks the garage to see if her vehicles there.

Maybe she's out on a sales call or something else. He knocks on the door, rings the doorbell even, until he eventually uses his key to go inside. You see him come out of the house and it's at that time that time that he makes a 911 call. 911 emergency. Oh, my God. The next day, the 18th, Alex went to her house.

Yes. What did he find when he got there? So he walked in and saw he was like, you know, the house was disheveled a little and found her laying on the floor. So then he called 911. 911. 911 emergency. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Come, my girlfriend. She's not beating. Stand on line. Let me get you over to the first. It was horrible to listen to. I mean, he was screaming and just raw, really distraught. The radio dispatch, when they said that the boyfriend had found his girlfriend unresponsive.

Lieutenant Hugh Lockerby with the Scottsdale Police Department was one of the first investigators to arrive on the scene. So this is the house where Alice and actually lived. Yes, that is correct. When you arrive here, what's the first thing that struck you? When I got on scene and I'm standing right where we're at today, the door's open. All I could smell is overwhelming smell of bleach all the way out here. All the way out here. What did you find when you got inside? So when we got in the home, there was blood stains smeared throughout the home. And then when we look down a hallway, we see Allison lying on the floor in the hallway with her dress covering her face and she was completely naked. It looks like it was a blitz attack.

Like she wasn't expecting this attack from this individual. She was very beat up. It kind of took your breath away a little bit, just the brutality that she went through. And you can tell that there had been a struggle. Oh, for sure, yes. There was broken nails from her fingers in different places throughout the house. I think just by her injuries, you could tell that she was fighting. She wasn't going down easy. I also had the chance to meet with Detective John Heinzelman, a seasoned veteran of the Scottsdale Police Department. He walked me through the mountain of forensic evidence recovered from Allison's home.

Now these are the three pictures of her backyard pool. What did you find back there? We believe at some point this assault spilled out into the backyard. In the pool, we found an earring that was lying on the bottom of the pool. The matching earring was still in her earloat. The other thing we found is a carpet remnant that Allison used to have on the outside of her sliding glass door. That was in the bottom of the pool. was stained with blood that we determined to be Allison's.

And what we recovered as well was this clump of Hallison's hair. And this is ultimately where she ended up before she was brought back in the house. There was a couch in Allison's home. What did you find underneath it? So after a few days of processing Allison's home and processing evidence, we moved this couch

and as we lifted it up, there was a broken beer bottle. And that's this picture, right? That's the beer bottle. Yes, it was a lining Coogles beer bottle. Did that suggest that maybe Allison was drinking with this man who killed her? Initially, we didn't know exactly what significance that bottle had to the investigation. So with all the evidence that the police are uncovering, what can be of equal importance is what they're not finding.

And in this case, what they're not finding is any sign of a forced entry. So what that can mean, but not always, that the victim knew her killer and might have let them be. in. So we're walking down the same alley that runs behind Allison's home right now. And this alleyway is, you know, significant because we had no evidence that our killer came through the front door or through the garage door. And that explains why the killer was never captured on that front yard security camera. So he had to come this way. He had to come down this alleyway, John. He could have potentially opened the gate to go in. This dark here too, you can easily hide.

Could have been here peering through the window, looking over there. And with her lights on, he could see her, but she could not see him. Correct. That is chilling. To figure out who killed Allison, detectives first had to turn back the clock

and reconstruct the final hours of her life on February 17, 2015. So this is Allison on the 17th. She went to the Coles department store and she was shopping. So as a matter of fact, she walks right across the camera. She's wearing her blue jean jacket and that black dress that we found in the house later that evening after her murder. This is roughly 630, 645 where she's shopping right before she returns home.

Allison was home by 7.15 that night. Now, detectives began combining security videos, her alarm system records, and witness accounts to narrow down when the attack began, and how long her killer remained in the house. When do you think she was killed? Based on a witness that heard a scream sometime around 9.30, that Tuesday evening is when I believe the murder occurred.

And then the killer left at what time, do we think? At 104 a.m., the following morning is the last door activation. There's no more door activity until the following day. So you think the killer spent almost four hours in that house? That is correct. What did you determine was the cause of death? There were multiple causes, so she had lost a great deal of blood. She also had some blood-forced trauma injuries to the back of her head.

and manual strangulation, so it was a combination of strangulation and a loss of blood that ultimately was the cause of her death. Allison's autopsy showed that she was also violently sexually assaulted. I got a phone call from the Scottsdale detective, and he said, are you driving? And I said, yes, and he said, pull off the road. And so I knew what was coming next. My dad called me and said she'd been killed.

I was screaming and I was just in disbelief. Like this can't be happening right now. There's no way. She didn't have any enemies, so that makes it difficult to start. You know, who would want to do this to her? Alex was the first person that detectives looked at. I have loved. We had a great relationship.

I was having a great relationship, I was going to be friends, family, whatever you want. in the back of my mind, I was wondering if he played a role in her death. Do you recall about what time you got to her house? You're a 13th person that's asking me of his brother. Okay. And this is getting old. This show is sponsored by Aura House.

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There's another one. Here's another match. Oh yeah, here's another match. I had the chance to sit down with Allison's big sister, Kelly. She was on the dance team. She really loved dance. Who shared photos and memories. Two little girls growing up together, once side by side in matching dresses.

My mom loved the matching outfits for a long time. And years later, dressed for Kelly's wedding day. This is one of my favorite pictures. is my maid of honor. I love this picture. It's just, it reminds me of such a happy time in my life, her life. It's a murder case that put the valley on edge, the death of Allison Feldman. And this is Alex Stone.

Allison's boyfriend. He's the first person you look at, right? That's exactly it. And there's already some sort of built-in relationship. There's all kinds of things. detectives immediately focused on Alex because not only was Alex dating Allison but he had access to the house as well

and found Allison at the crime scene a neighbor told me that he went into the house and he's the one just discovered her and she told me he came out and sat on the sidewalk and just wailed and this is Alex and he's arriving at home at her house.

You see actually him getting out of his car and him using the keypad on the garage to open up the door. He also goes to the front door and he rings the doorbell before he actually uses his key to go in. So as you can see at 405 p.m. now, you see Alex has come out of the house. He's actually on the call with 911. As in all these cases, you've got to interview him. What did you hope to learn? What did he say?

We're trying to get a pattern of life. We're trying to get the last time someone spoke with Allison. Was there anybody that she was having issues with? Was there any issues between them with their relationship? Hours after finding Allison at the crime scene, investigators sat down with Alex Stone for an interview. Okay. Let me explain some things we have to do first.

You're okay? We're just doing some procedural things so we can investigate what exactly happened. We have to look at him as a potential suspect, So we want to get his DNA. Anything on him that would lead us to believe that he might be involved. If someone did something to her, there might be possible evidence on your clothing, DNA, or whatnot. So we want to make sure we preserve all that.

Okay. They collected all of his clothes. They were looking for marks on his body because she had gotten some good scratches in. But despite the signs of a struggle, inside Allison's home. Investigators say Alex had no visible marks on his body. Do you recall about what time you got to her house? You said you went to game. That's her house. Okay. And when you got there? The 15th person that's asking me as well. Okay. This is getting old.

They met, I believe, on a dating site. They had been dating not for very long, but she was happy. You just don't know. You know, they'd been dating for some months and Again, you watch those true crime shows and it always leads back to the boyfriend or the husband or things like that. Did that thought cross your mind that Alex might be responsible? I mean, yes.

It did. You know, you don't want to think that. But, I mean, it did. But while detectives were scrutinizing Alex Stone, evidence back inside Allison's house was beginning to point somewhere else. Do you find something you refer to as PMH? PMH.

So PM stands for photo marker. That's how we identify each item. So PMH was a brown, dripped stain on the dining room floor, literally in the middle of the crime scene. It was the sore thumb that sticks out amongst everything else. What it appeared to be, in my opinion, My opinion looked like someone who was like chewing tobacco and had spit on the ground. We all knew right away that PMH was going to be the hot ticket item in this investigation.

It was collected and taken to the lab. The abbreviation PMH, especially useful in producing another one, DNA. DNA and crime solving is a game changer. If there's DNA at a crime scene, it's probably your fastest way to solve that case and get to an identity. To help us understand what DNA can reveal, we turned to forensic experts, David and Kristen Middleton of Othrom, whose work has previously been featured on 2020. You're basically building a library surrounding this sample of DNA. DNA is just like a camera. Instead of a visual field, it's a identity feed. It's recording the identity of people that have been in that area at that time.

And it's not something you can conceal. DNA is one of those very honest biometrics, that if it's you, it's you. Within a few days, we had a DNA profile of an unknown male that, quite frankly, shouldn't be there. And this wasn't DNA found in just one isolated spot. There was also DNA found on a knob inside the laundry room. There was DNA found on the door handle going out to the patio,

and that broken bottle of the lock, lean-and-couged beer found under the couch. So now we've got four locations inside the house where this unknown suspect's DNA has been located. And sure enough, when investigators compare the unknown male DNA profile to Alex Stone, it wasn't a match. He just could not be included any further,

and we eliminated him as a suspect. So investigators entered the unknown male DNA profile into the national database called CODIS, hoping it would lead to the killer's identity. But there were no hits. What does that tell you? It tells us that this person has never been arrested, that this person is not in the system.

Police insisting they have every available resource working to get the case solved. But right now, Allison's killer is still out there. Lieutenant, you told me you interviewed hundreds, hundreds of people. We had a lot of people calling in. Our goal was putting a name to PMH. Whose DNA does that belong to? As the investigation ramped up into Allison's murder,

police cast a wide net and looked at over 100 potential suspects. Allison's killer could be anyone anywhere. Alison Feldman loved fashion. And in Scottsdale, she had plenty of places to indulge it, clothes, shoes, the latest styles. And with a work trip to the Bahamas coming up, Allison was shopping for the occasion. I mean, she was so excited about that trip.

And she was Miss Fashionistas, so she was, of course, shopping and finding the latest and greatest thing that she could wear out there. But what looked like ordinary activities for Allison now presented detectives with a daunting question. Had someone she had someone, encountered at a store, at work, or simply going about her life, taken an interest in her.

Did she ever tell you that she felt threatened? No. Watched, afraid of anyone? No. I get angry that this happened. I can't figure out why it happened to such a wonderful girl and woman. Allison's family tells us that she had led a very busy life, very active, very social. How did that complicate your investigation?

It opened the area, I guess, will say, because her sales area included trips to Albuquerque on a regular basis, her trips to California on a regular basis. Could he be the clerk at the hotel? She stayed in Albuquerque that decided to drive in. This is Arizona Crime Uncovered. I'm Ashley Holden. So my name is Ashley Holden, and I'm an investigative reporter here at

ABC 15. I cover a lot of crime. I might actually be one of the longest reporters in the market that has covered this case. Tracking the latest developments as the battle. Allison's case was getting a lot of coverage. People were terrified. It could be somebody that lives in the neighborhood. It could be a random act of violence. There were community meetings that were standing room only. That was collected. It was analyzed. Because people wanted to hear from police. Neighbors eager for any information about the recent murder of Allison Feldman. I didn't want to be a home alone. If it was somebody we knew, are they coming after any of us?

What was it like thinking that the killer might be in that community? It was horrible because all I could think is my sister's in a coffin and he is out living his life. As far as who it was, whether somebody she knew or didn't know, ever it doesn't matter to us. phone caught. You attended the memorial service here in Scottsdale. She so much enjoyed helping others, especially children. What were you looking for? Looking for someone suspicious.

A lot of times what you'll see is someone involved in these cases will want to keep tabs on what we're doing, or are they any closer to solving this or finding me? So we're looking not only at what's going on in front, but also in the back of the room and who might be in the shadows. With no name for the DNA level. and A left inside Allison's home, detectives began comparing that unknown male profile against people across Allison's life and her community. Police interviewed everyone.

The pool person who came to Allison's home, handyman, transients in the area, sex offenders who lived in the area. Investigators relying heavily on forensics to help them find her murderer. We collected DNA samples from over 130 different individuals. They were taking everybody's DNA at that point. My brother lived right around the corner. They took his. They took my fiance's.

They took, you know, just anyone and everyone's that they would come across. That became the investigative pattern in this case. Identify somebody in Allison's life, collect their DNA, and compare it to the unknown male DNA found inside her home. And among the people investigators was someone especially close to Allison, her boss and mentor at her medical supply sales job,

Jeff Chiarney. Jeff Chiarty was the last person to actually see her alive on the 17th. They had their meeting, their lunch meeting, that he went over his annual review with her. Maybe this was something. Maybe he could be someone that we need to talk to further. Allie was like a little sister. She's one of my closest friends. Because of the amount of text messages, phone calls between us, and the fact that I was probably the last friend or family member

to see her alive that day, that naturally I would be a person of interest. I had just sat down with her Tuesday afternoon. We just did her performance review. I've been racking my brain. Was there somebody following her? And then 10, 15 minutes into the discussion, they immediately asked for a DNA sample because my DNA was in the home as well.

I had been to Allison's house on numerous occasions, both for social and work functions and the DNA, that that's ultimately what cleared me. Back at Allison's home, detectives are leaving no stone unturned. And because the DNA didn't leave them to a suspect, they even start examining everyday household items looking for another trail of evidence. One of the items we processed was a swing. box of mop inserts that we found in Allison's laundry room. That box contained a fingerprint that was unknown.

It could be the killer. This is exactly what we're concerned with. The blood in the other parts of the house, you know, they had used a swiffer to kind of try to clean it up. So in processing that fingerprint, we identify the person who left it as this man, Francisco Martinez. He works at the Walmart distribution center on the west side of Phoenix. But police quickly realized Martinez, like countless others, is a false lead.

That particular Swiffer box was one of the items he handled, which was transported to the Walmart, where Allison purchased it at some point. There's no way of knowing when it happened, but this is the lengths that we went through to identify people, to rule them in, rule them out. In this case, we completely ruled him out as this is just an innocent person. In my heart of hearts, I always thought that it was going to be somebody that she knew, someone in her life. I couldn't get out of my head of who would have done this. And then another person of interest emerges.

Someone turned in by his own mother. And I'm just kind of looking at the pictures and here he's apologizing. saying sorry and asking for forgiveness. When Allison's case was covered here in the Valley, in the first few months, people were scared and trying to figure out what happened here. There were so many different stories on Allison's case. Despite the lack of any solid leads pointing to the killer's identity, eight weeks after her murder, it's clear Allison's father Harley will not allow her case to go unsolved.

She didn't have any enemies, and so that makes it difficult to start. You know, who would want to do this to her? There were no other crimes that we could put two and two together to say this was anything similar to anything else we've investigated or anywhere in the valley. Nothing you could connect it to. Nothing we could connect it to. It's not like watching CSI that in an hour they solved the crime.

They have the person's DNA, but there's no match. That's when police receive an anonymous tip. about a new person of interest. It's a man living less than a mile from Allison's home, so they bring him in for questioning. His name, Alex DeLuccio. All that I could have thought of is that I do go doggy in the area, so I don't even know who in that area would even, like, know my name.

Like, yeah, this person knew your first time last name. So I'm guessing if he was someone, like, stirring up trouble. So Alex DeLuccio lives in the neighborhood. He was cooperative with us, but one of those key pieces that we were looking for DNA, he chose not to share that with us. I work at law firm and my criminal lawyer, but advise me just don't do DNA without a court order because even later, once that's on the record, people mishandle it, people misuse it, and just not good. When he refused to give his DNA, police basically had to come up with a plan to get a safe.

from him. One of our surveillance teams actually followed him until he went to a local coffee shop. He discarded the cup. One of our agents was able to pick that up, impounded and bring it to our lab for testing. DeLusio's DNA is then tested, and what do you find? Yes, so he did not match our unknown profile. Just another dead end. As weeks turned to months, hopes of fighting the killer begin to fade.

That's when out of known. In nowhere, detectives receive a call in October of 2015, naming another person of interest. Christopher Haidt is an Iraqi war veteran, and intermittently he's living with his mom, Patricia. His mother called us and said, Christopher attended a medical conference or a medical training up in Flagstaff, and he had just called her and said he has a new girlfriend. He was showing me the phone. I was saying, what is the girl's name? He said, Allison, he said that she had a boyfriend, and I said to be careful, and he said nothing to worry about.

After seeing the news coverage, she felt it important to call us and at least let us know this information. And so Patricia is concerned that he might be the killer here. They live in the foothills of Tucson, so it's about 100 miles south of here. So we went down, we spoke with them. He's apologizing and saying sorry and asking for forgiveness. That has to be a tough call to make. As a mom, to be so worried that your son might have committed a horrific crime that you turn them in. Could this finally be the break?

Detectives we're searching for. So investigators dig deeper. Christopher, at the time of the murder, was determined to be somewhere up in Prescott Valley, somewhere about 120 miles away from here. at the time. Hate is eliminated as a suspect. Hate is eliminated both in terms of he was not in the valley at the time and the DNA did not match our unknown profile. As investigators are going through, all of these DNA samples, they're not getting a match. They've done this extensive canvas. They've looked into pretty much every aspect of Allison's life. And this is when the case really starts to

grow cold. And our biggest fear too is, will our offender, re-offend again. Will we have another innocent victim out there? The case was absolutely stalling. What does that leave you? It leaves us with, I think, the next thing we were planning on doing is starting over from scratch. This must have been frustrating. Absolutely. On the steps of the Sconsdale Justice Center, this group clenching candles, sharing songs, hugs, and memories. A huge smile. She was a amazingly bubbly and happy and always, you know, always on our game. A 31-year-old Allison Feldman was found murdered insider Scottsdale home near the 101 in Pima Road. Allison's file is right there on the corner of my desk. It never moves.

But Detective John Heinzelman says there are still no clear suspects in the case. We're still investigating this case. We're hoping that we get that phone call that gives us the lead we need. The anniversaries, the vigils for Allison's case, they served as a reminder to the community. that the killer had still not been caught. Did you ever fear that this case might never be solved? There were times. Absolutely, there were times. But I had faith, too. Meanwhile, the Feldman family is trapped in limbo.

But then, a development halfway around the world breathes new life into this investigation. Yes, it does. That was just one of these made-for-TV stories. Calculating route to avoid seeing poverty. Turn left to bypass the unhoused youth sleeping on the street. Then keep right to skip by the lines of people waiting for food. Steer clear of the crowded shelter turning people away, then take the next exit.

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The investigation is showing she was assaulted and tried to fight off the attacker who left with only a few of her belongings. The investigation, though, Harley thinks, is making progress. Yeah, there's been some good tips leading to some good investigations, not getting to the right person yet, but getting much better at leading to the right. path. Carly worked really hard to keep the case in the forefront of people's minds because he was hoping that that could help solve the case, but with so few answers, Allison's case faded from the headlines. The second year anniversary was really hard because you're still unsolved. How does the lack of answers affect your ability to grieve? It's horrible. It's horrible. Did your

father ever lose faith? No. That the killer would be found? No, he didn't. I would say my Mom and I definitely did, but he was always positive it was going to happen and so it gets solved. That's when a chance meeting during a family trip taken by Allison's mother and grandfather, Sidney Schaffner, would finally lead to a major break in the case. The story goes like this. In 2016, there was a mission organized to bring together the survivors of World War II concentration camps with the troops. that liberated them. So Elaine Feldman went with her dad,

who was a World War II vet overseas. He was getting an award because her father had actually helped free a concentration camp and save people. So he was chosen as one of the people to go on this trip. My mom went with him, and it went to Auschwitz and then on to Israel. While they're there, they meet Barbara Leff,

a politician here in Airbus. here in Arizona. Barbara Leff is right for Arizona families. And really, the Feldman family bonds with her. They tell her about their daughter's case and how there's still no answers. And she had said, oh, if there's anything I can do, like I'm a former state senator in Arizona.

And my mom said, well, there is something you could do. Eventually, this becomes the spark for figuring out can familial DNA be used here in Arizona? Familial DNA allows you to use the same piece of evidence to expand your search by one relationship. Now remember, investigators had DNA from Allison's presumed killer, but it did not match anyone in the criminal database system called CODIS. So instead of just the person that left the DNA at the crime scene, you are now able to search the person and their nuclear family that might have left

the DNA at the crime scene. While the use of DNA was not uncommon in police investigations, familial DNA still was not being widely used to help unravel cold cases. The hope is that using familial DNA might allow detectives to narrow their surge by at least pointing to the killer's family. But the question was, was it legal here in Arizona? Could it be used in Arizona? in this case.

Even though there was no law against it, as it turns out, Arizona had never used familial DNA before in a criminal case. So with urging from former state Senator Barbara Left, the Attorney General gave the green light to use it for the very first time. And Senator Leff made some phone calls, got that process rolling, and introduced familial DNA into Arizona. And that was groundbreaking. It was groundbreaking.

Allison's case is the very first case in Arizona. in Arizona where familial DNA was used. In 2018, that familial DNA, a match was made through it. That hit wasn't a direct match. It was not the dart into the bullseye, but it got us really, really close. After years of dead end, you finally have a solid lead. We have a solid lead.

We have a name that we can follow up on. The close match identifies Mark Mitchum. So Mark Mitcher. DNA is already in the system because he was convicted of child sex crimes. How was he eliminated Mark Mitchon from the investigation? So, well, first off, he was in Department of Corrections custody at the time. You have an alibi. And secondly, we take a look at the DNA profile and Mark's profile,

and our lab compares those two and they rule him out. They say, this is not your person, but again, it's a relative of Mark. Someone who's related to him. Yep. As it turns out, Mark Mitchum has brothers, three of them. So, yeah, we're investigating a murder. Okay. Okay. And hell do you get the meal?

Oh, you're gonna get the me on a . Well, that's kind of why we're here. Mark had the ultimate alibi. He was already behind bars. He had already been convicted in another crime, and so he couldn't have killed Allison Feldman. So once Mark Mitchum is ruled out, who do you focus on next? So now we cast our net and we look at his relatives.

So there are four Mitchum brothers, Craig, Eric, Mark, and Ian. Police start looking at the three other Mitchum brothers. And one is living out of state. So they don't really focus on him. But then there are two Mitchum brothers that live pretty close to Allison. And so they built a family tree, looked at the locations of the... those brothers and when the crime actually occurred and tried to figure out if one made more sense than the other.

So among those brothers, there's I.M. Mitcham, who in 2018, becomes someone you start looking at very closely. Yes, in 2015, he lived in Tempe, just off of Scottsdale Road, probably less than two miles from Allison's house. Let's get his DNA, and let's compare it to our unknown and see if they match. That's when investigators make a startling discovery.

They realize that police had crossed paths with Ian Mitchum once before. Good evening. It's morning afternoon. On the side of a road. You have your license with you, sir? As police are looking at the Mitchum brothers, they realize, wait, we know Ian Mitchum. We actually already have a blood sample of his in our possession. How much alcohol you had to drink today, sir?

What's that mean? What that means? What's that mean? We take your head no. I'm sorry? Ion had been pulled over for a DUI. You're under arrest for DUI, sir. About a month before Allison's murder.

Brody cooperate, no, you have not. You've been nothing but uncooperative, actually. And they had taken two blood samples. This is where we start doing the chemical tests regarding the blood and breast tests that you can send it to. One was supposed to be tested for alcohol. The other was retained by the Scottsdale Police Department in case Ian wanted to do his own testing. Time to draw 1835. It's important to understand that the blood sample is only tested for alcohol and had never been subjected to DNA testing.

That's why it wasn't in CODIS. So for investigators, looking at that blood sample was a no-brainer next step in the investigation. And finally, three years after Allison's murder, you run this DNA test. And it points to this man. Yes, it does. This is a 100% match to our PMH, to all the DNA in the scene. So this unknown DNA, staying on the floor, comes back to this man. Yes, I admit him absolutely.

Now we have a name to that DNA, but he was also on the beer bottle, he was also on the laundry room door knob, and then also on that exterior door. So he's in multiple different places in Allison's home. This was monumental in the investigation. This moved it forward in a way that the case had never been moved forward before. So I got a call and the assistant chief said to me, we know who it is. And we're going to arrest him tomorrow.

What was that moment like for you? Surreal disbelief. Like, is this real that we've had to wait over two years? and this is happening. All of a sudden, is this real? Is this really the person that did it? Immediately, a million questions start floating through your mind.

Why? What happened? Did they ever interact? Was there a reason why he was in the neighborhood? We're investigating the murder of Allison Feldman. Okay. Three years after Allison's murder, police bring him in for questioning.

So do you, do you know Allison? I don't know who she is. Got her in the news. Okay. Never met her? Person met her. Okay. We gave I and an opportunity to sit down with both of us and talk about this evidence.

Maybe he had a reasonable explanation. She was murdered on February 17th, 2015. Okay. And we have evidence from the scene, primarily DNA, of yours. So how did you get there? Well, that's what we're talking about. Okay. Well, that's why.

we're here we know the what we have that that she was murdered in her home and that and that you were there no I mean not there your DNA is all over the all over her house okay okay this doesn't make sense to me I don't know okay that's why we're kind of asking a lot of very general questions taking my head around me being the suspect for freaking murd trap it's yeah I want to cooperate because guys I love doing anything I can. If there's something that you did, now is the time, because when we walk out of that room,

when we leave you, that opportunity may not present itself again. I feel like you guys have already made your decision. Just me being guilty. I can't get past the evidence. Despite his repeated denials, on April 11th, 2018, Ian Mitcham was charged in the first-degree murder of Allison Feldman.

Ian, why'd you do it? Ian, do you have a comment? And the court entered a plea of not guilty for him. Then begins a legal battle that no one saw coming, derailing an almost decade-long investigation and breaking the hearts of the Feldman family all over again. In 2022, a county judge throws out the DNA. It's April in Arizona. sunny, dry, already pushing 90 degrees.

Most folks here are doing their best to stay cool. But inside Scottsdale PD, Ian Mitchum is beginning to feel the heat. Where does this put me right now? Well, right now, am I being arrested for murder? You are under arrest for murder. We know the what. We have that, that she was murdered in her home, and that you were there.

No, I was not there. So who is Ian Mitchum? Police learned that he lived in the area since 1998, working mostly odd jobs, including at a local deli. To his employer, Ian Mitchum was a reliable worker. He actually helped prepare things. He did a lot of stuff. He came to work on time. No complaint about him, at the time of his arrest, Mitcham was supporting a seven-year-old daughter

and had been living with a girlfriend for more. than a decade before a recent breakup. But their investigation revealed nothing that might otherwise link him to Allison Feldman. We asked him specifically about the DNA in the home. He did not deny that DNA being his, but he didn't deny entering in the home. So we gave him numerous opportunities to help explain himself to us, and he was unable to explain how his DNA ended up in there. So I have any answers for you guys.

This is my . My life, I don't know. The answer's free. So he basically said, that's my DNA. I just don't know how it got there. Yes. And his strong denials, he denied ever being in the house. He denied knowing Allison.

Despite his denials, did you think you had the evidence to get a conviction? I firmly believe we had the evidence. A stunning turn of events in a Valley murder case. Police were led to Mitchum three years. led to Mitchum three years after her death through the use of familial DNA. It was a first for Arizona, brought many legal challenges. So here's the thing. During Ion's DUI arrest, he voluntarily provided two samples of his blood. But Iam Mitcham also signed a document which under Arizona law

directed authorities to destroy the blood samples after 90 days. But that never happened. And in 2018, investigators use that blood to link his DNA to Allison's murder. So what the defense's argument then became was not so much the familial link that we created with Mark's DNA, but the fact that how did we test the blood that we had, Ion's DNA, and was that given under consent? Should it have been destroyed? Well, in this battle over DNA has been brewing because of how and where police got this

sample. So the defense said this violates his constitutional rights, his expectation of privacy, and it should not be allowed in at trial. So Ion's defense lawyers file a motion to have the DNA evidence thrown out. And in 2023, a Maricopa County judge agrees. And the judge basically said, we can't use this key piece of evidence in trial. And that meant prosecutors really didn't have a case. It was kind of stunning because we were ready for trial.

They already talked about how many jurors they were going to have to interview and so forth. And all that stopped. It must be hard not to lose hope. The only saving grace for me was that I knew he was sitting in jail on a very large bail. And then you're like, oh, are we ever going to go to trial?

Is he going to get off? It's very grating on you. Then the prosecutor. immediately appealed and went to the Arizona Appeals Court to try to reverse this this lower court decision. Then I learned about the appeal process and you know you start to think maybe we'll never get there. The appeals court ruled that it was admissible, so then it was brought back in. Well then it was defense's term to appeal that decision. And it goes all the way to the state Supreme Court?

Yes. Allison's case happened in 2015. By the time this goes to the Arizona State Supreme Court, it's 2024. It's almost 10 years later. Prosecutors argue that because Ion Mitcham had voluntarily provided two blood samples during his DUI arrest and was later convicted that they could in fact legally retain it and then retest then retest it. It is evidence of a crime that will be

soared by police like any other evidence and use that trial, pretestment, and you can be. One of the fundamental pillars of criminal law is this idea of inevitable discovery or inevitability. And that is the idea that if the police have overstepped some Fourth Amendment boundary, but they're gonna get it anyway, it doesn't make any difference.

Tonight, the state Supreme Court says DNA that linked a suspect to a cold case killing can be used as evidence. They ruled, they said, yes, this DNA evidence can come into trial, and it is not suppressed. And finally, you're thinking there might be justice here. That's where we are now. Now that we're back to where we were before, we have our case ready to go. We have our prosecutors on board, and let's get to court. Let's get this thing started. Here's 11 years of bottling up all of this.

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And then there was an anonymous tip phoned in about a pharmacist. His name is James Catsilomidi, Silumidi, seen here in a photo from a nearby Arizona town newspaper. He was heralded for helping first responders provide emergency care. This tipster tells police he lives nearby and he's a pharmacist and he ends up being Allison's pharmacist. So investigators, they go to Walgreens and they interview James Katsminais. Did you know the victim of all?

I actually, she went to my pharmacy. Did you get to talk or... You know what? It was only like a transactional thing. Like basically, you know, with your address, like, you know. Ever been to her house for any reason? No, no. But the tipster had told police differently that Katsalamedes supposedly wandered the back alleys where Allison lived. We're told by a person or two that you're sometimes in that area, you walk around that area.

Do you go for walks down there? I've been down there with my dog and stuff. Did you go for any walks at night on the 17th? I didn't go for a walk that night. He was cooperative. He provided a DNA sample. Was it a match? It was not a match.

So he's cleared. Not a suspect. He was cleared at that point, yes. Ordinarily, like the others cleared by DNA, that might have been the end of the story. But more than a year later, police learned something new about the pharmacist. And it comes from neighbors, people that we're talking to him and basically say, I'm concerned about this because he kind of confessed to doing this.

That sounds significant in admission. It does. On its face, it does. Those two neighbors telling police what they claim they heard Katsalamedi say. And then he started talking to us and that's kind of when he just went into saying like the joke that he said about how he killed a fucker. And he's like, how he's like, how he said. I'm just kidding and then that's what he went to say the DNA test part. He's like, oh, I've already been DNA tested.

He's like they cleared me. The way he said it, did it seem like he was kind of joking around? He kind of had like this really crazy look in it, right? Sickie, sickly, creepy. You can't tell if he's kidding or serious. It made best sense to drive over to James House and speak with him again. Have you been talking with the neighbors about this case at all? I mean, I did initially, but okay.

But it's been kind of such a long time. I'll come right on the house. Any chance you're involved in anything that happened, Allison? Oh, my God, no. In this conversation, the police don't ask him directly whether or not he said what the neighbor said he did or why he would joke about it. But Katsalimates himself brings up to police

that before the murder, he had checked out Allison on a dating site called Plenty of Fish. I was playing around on that dating website, I had that plenty of fish. But I remember she was hitting there. You saw her on plenty of fish? Yeah, yeah. I never asked her out because I'm...

Shit. I am. But we have no evidence to believe she was on plenty of fish, so I'd have no idea what the veracity of that statement from James was. And then something else comes up about beer. Sorry, I've been drinking beer. He was drinking a beer at the time when you visited him and you asked him what other kind of beer he drank.

Some change, like which one who? Which brewery? Mine is it the line of cougals? Yeah. And he mentions the same brand of beer that was found at the crime scene. He does. A line in cougals. That was another thing that that made us look a little bit further. Look further, even though the police did not believe that Allison and the killer actually drank together. So police take another DNA sample from James, and he's ultimately cleared again. So Katsalamedes is out of the picture for police until all those years later when the trial for I. Mitchum is approaching. That's when they find out that despite those DNA tests, the pharmacist

might be just what the doctor ordered for the defense. The state charged the wrong guy. Now to the start of justice a decade in the making. This is State of Arizona versus Ian L. Mitchum. Did you view this trial as finally a chance to get justice for Allison? Yes. Yes, definitely. Because the weight had been so long. The weight had been so long. For the entire trial, Allison's 78-year-old father, Harley,

would drive roughly an hour each way to be seated inside the Maricopa County Superior court. I would like the judge to know who I am. I want the jury to know I am, and I want the perpetrator to know who I am. We are here because on February 17, 2015, the defendant, I am Mitchum inflicted unimaginable violence upon Alison Feldman, an innocent and unsuspecting victim. I honestly didn't know what to think or what was happening. Even though Judge Sanita Cairo honored his request not to be shown on camera,

the anguish and Allison's boyfriend's testimony is palpable. And then I'm in my way into the rest of the house. It was just so horrible. I found Alice on the floor. She's not having any... Close up. I called that moment. Oh my God, I just came over to my girlfriend cows,

and she's not bleeding. It was really hard, just the details about the brutality. It was emotional to hear them lay out everything that Allison had gone through, and that this happened inside her home. When you first walk into this home, what do you initially notice? Initially, the, you...

You got smacked in the face with a chemical smell. It was so bad that we had the doors open trying to air it out. We had observed and we had believed in our investigation that there was significant cleanup. Prosecutors tell the jury that that cleanup still left DNA behind, and that is the linchpin in the case against Ian Mitchum. So the police, of course, are focused on DNA, right? Because whoever left this DNA in the house did it. It's that simple.

The only unknown at the time was PMH, which we eventually have discovered who the contributor of PMH being Ian Mitchum. Watching him sit there every single day, stone-faced. It was just like a kick to the stomach. IAN Mitchum is facing a possible death penalty, but his defense, Defense is not going to go down without a fight. Lion is innocence. The state charged the wrong guy. Accusing the police of a rush to judgment,

claiming that detectives had a surplus of other people to investigate. When they did not match PMH and that interview was completed, they were eliminated, correct? That's correct. You didn't go down that rabbit hole any further. Not generally, no. They said that you took a shortcut, too focused on DNA. They did.

The DNA had to be explained. It just couldn't be spoken away and say, well, that was a shortcut. DNA is not like a fingerprint. Fingerprints, you have to be present to put it down. DNA is not like that. It moves freely, like a cold in the air. We're like dust in the wind. My reaction to that was sheer absurdity and that that could be the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard.

Despite the defense never explaining how Mitchum's DNA could have innocently wound up in the house, the prosecution doesn't stop there. They begin presenting a case over and above the DNA recovered at the scene. Prosecutors remind the jury that Allison died in part of asphyxiation. And they called two different women to the stand. who testified Mitchum had a sexual fetish, choking. And during times you were engaging in this behavior, did it go too far for your level of comfort?

Yes. He would initiate things like choking me with his hand. And there was another time that he used his belt, and I was very uncomfortable with that. So the fact that they've said in their testimony, and yes, we engage in this behavior, again, is just another similarity with this evidence that we saw in her house.

Adding Ayan's character to the scientific evidence. Yes, absolutely. The defense counters that consensual acts with a partner don't link Ayan to the crime. But prosecutors say there is more that connects him. So they ask one of those ex-girlfriends to establish that Mitchum had two people. problems, too much drinking, and not enough money.

Can you explain for us the impact of the continuous drinking from a financial standpoint to your daily living? It caused a lot of problems, almost losing the house, sometimes not having stuff we needed in the house for groceries, bills, things like that. It became quite a strain because the money was all being directed towards that. Portage the drinking. Portage the drinking and going out. Prosecutors tell the jury that a large amount of cash was taken from Allison's home. And shortly after the time frame of this murder, a large deposit was made by Ian into his bank account. And we're pulling up to the Bank of America here.

Now, it turns out that Allison's wallet had been stolen, you later found out, from her. Yes. Yes. Large amount of money. deposit into his own bank count here. How much was it? Quite a bit. Over $1,000.

We know that this is an anomaly. He never makes a deposit like this. Ion's brother Craig testifies that he regularly gave him large amounts of money. Where do you think he got that money? Got it for me. How do you know that? I don't know it for a fact, but I bet my bottom dollar on it. But prosecutors argued there's no proof he did that night,

and the evidence of guilt is over-werellew. Welling. The facts are hard things to ignore. We told you before this trial even started that Mitchum's attorneys were working to point the finger at a former Valley pharmacist. No one is surprised the defense brought up the pharmacist as an alternate suspect. What was surprising was when they called in his ex-girlfriend. And he came up and grabbed me and led me into the refrigerator. The scene is what it is. The investigation is what it is. But I didn't kill Allison.

Somebody else did. And that somebody is James Castlemides. Remember, James Catsalamides was Allison's pharmacist, and he lived nearby. But police had looked at him and they had cleared him. James Catsilobides is not accused of the crime. He's not on trial. But the main part of the day, defense case was to make it seem as if he could have committed this crime. How do you react to that? The defense always has this, what we call the Saudi defense. Some other dude did it. What else could they do?

Let's blame someone else that it couldn't possibly be this guy. But the prosecution knows it only takes one, one juror with reasonable doubt that maybe Ayn Mitchum is not the gun. Do you know someone by the name of James Katsalimedes? Yes. First, they call several of Katsalamides's neighbors who were not shown on camera to testify about what they saw as suspicious behavior. He was going out the back door walking in the alleys. It would be dark.

I don't know what time exactly. They're not lit. And so it didn't make a lot of sense that he would want to. travel back there. A person would be walking in the alleys. James did that. A person who had a connection to her, he did. A person who was, you know, maybe looking into the yards,

looking at what his neighbors are doing. James did that. Next, the key moment for the defense. Testimony that James Katsalamedes supposedly said he killed Allison. Would you please introduce yourself to the jury? Yeah, my name is Logan Lewis. The defense team brought up the neighbors who had talked to James, who had heard this alleged confession.

And he said something that I thought was word to time. He said that he had a fucking killed her. That's what he said to me. He didn't really far away that before, though, that he was joking. Police asked Castle Lemites about that in a phone conference. conversation before the trial. I'll just tell you what she said, because what they told us is that you said that you raped and killed her.

What? Do you remember telling them that or anything like that? No. Okay. Oh, God, no. No. Absolutely not. This case is about who left this DNA that the police knew of, and they knew that James had

been excluded at the time that they heard about this joke. Got his buccal swab that was checked against unknown male. Number one, didn't match. Wash your hands of it. They ignored him. They didn't contact his ex-girlfriend, Rachel Machanek. Rachel Machinich dated Katsalamedes in 2014. How long did you date, James?

Two, three months. Now she finds herself called to the witness stand by the defense with disturbing testimony for the jury. He just started choking me out of nowhere, just literally out of nowhere. Describing two times, she claims Katsalamedes choked her and a separate violent attack. And he came up and grabbed me and slammed me into the refrigerator. The defense was trying to show how an angry outburst like that might have been what happened to Allison, right? Yes, that was exactly their point. Katzalimides denied it, and because his ex-girlfriend never filed a police report, there was no investigation and he was never charged with anything.

Prosecutors tell the jury that neither her testimony nor any of the other defense witnesses actually connect him to Allison's murder. Contrary to what the defense wants you to believe, the state did not charge the wrong guy. 2020 reached out to Katzilemedi's and his attorney for this broadcast, but we never heard back. Now, only one question remains for the defense. Will Ian Mitchum take the stand himself? This was a big moment. Will Ion Mitchum testify in court? So the judge asked Ian's attorney.

Does the defense rest at this time? I think the defense rest. And that's when we realized we're really never going to hear. from Ayan during this trial. Which means all that's left are the closing arguments. They could not find a connection between Ayan and Allison

ever. To this day, 2026, there is no connection between Ayan and Allison. The absence of a connection between Mitcham and Allison does not make it less likely that he committed these crimes. Stranger perpetrated crimes happen all the time.

You have heard all about James. James is a real possibility that Ian is not guilty. If you believe it could be James, the law requires not guilty. The idea that James killed Allison Feldman, in light of all the evidence pointing to Ian Mitchum, is laughable. And the state asks that you return the only reasonable verdict. And that is guilty. I feel really good, but you don't know exactly how the jury's going to rule.

I'm always worried. I mean, you just need reasonable doubt by one juror. Now, as deliberations began, Allison's family has no idea that just after they hear from the jury, they will be dealt yet another trial. tragedy. Sitting at 91 degrees at Sky Harbor, two points at 29, so it's still very dry, relative humidity, 11%. We were waiting for the verdict. I was basically on standby waiting for the call. I've never checked my phone so much in my life, I don't think.

I think the jury will come to the right conclusion, just my guess. We do want to start with breaking news and a verdict in the Ian Metchum trial. I remember getting the call from Harley that the verdict was going to be read. When I got that call, I raced down to the courthouse, and I was standing in a very packed courtroom. Everyone was anticipating hearing this verdict. And I will ask that the clerk read and record the verdicts. I was having trouble studying myself. I think my hands were shaken at the time.

Defund the defendant as to count one, first degree murder. guilty? I.N. Mitchum was a jury found him guilty in the 2015 murder of Allison Feldman. Ian Mitchum looked on with a blank stare as the jury found him guilty of murder, sexual assault, and burglary. Immediately I heard kind of a gasp from Harley. I was holding Harley's hand, and I can still feel his, just this huge... Just release. Just, oh my gosh, we've got her justice. This lone sound in a very quiet courtroom.

And I think there was just exhaustion from the years that he had fought to get to this point. It's been a long haul, and I've done this for Allison the whole way. And we won today. Following the verdict, the judge allowed victim impact statements. The 10-plus years of waiting were no consolation for a still wounded family. This loss is not something we just move on from. It's something we carry with us

every day for the rest of our lives. It was hard. I did mine virtually because I don't live in Arizona. It was just kind of raw for me. Losing Allison didn't just take her. from us. It's changed everything. Oh, my Allison, dear, I love you so much, and I wish you were here. My mom, no, she didn't go to court. It's just

very too difficult for her, so she recorded hers. I lost my future when I lost you. You never lived to see your dreams come true. The actions he took that night not only stole Allison

from the world in the most horrific, way possible, but also completely destroyed everyone in our family. In the end, Harley Feldman's torment proved just too much. Just a week after giving that statement, he passed away. It was a shock. It was an absolute shock. I mean, we're grateful that he heard the guilty verdict because this was so important to him. Harley had been the voice for the family. the voice of this case for Allison.

And to lose his presence was incredibly hard. The memory of Allison Feldman lives on at that foundation she gave so much of herself to. I went there and saw the plaque they placed in her honor. She has a permanent place here. She does. She was part of the foundational building blocks for the work that the Arizona Burn Foundation does

and will continue to do. Her joy filled a room when she would enter. She loved working with the kids. How do you hope people remember Allison filming? For her joy, for her compassion, and doing the things that she felt strongly about. So after my dad unexpectedly died, he's now buried here next to Allison.

It's some comfort. I like to think they are together. So we have her name, and then her Hebrew name, Chaya Rivka. And then, as I mentioned, dance was a huge part of her life, which is why we have the ballet slippers on here. So in the Jewish faith, you don't like commonly flowers. Instead, you bring a rock. You know, it's something that's long-lasting.

I come visit when I can, and I just like to come and talk to her. It's peaceful and comforting here. How often do you think of your sister? All the time. It'll be silly little things. My daughter's personality is just like Allison's. So she lives through your own through your daughter. Yeah, she lives through my daughter.

There's just so many things. And I'm like, oh, that's such an Allison thing. And now I think about her and my dad and that they're hopefully together. We should note tonight that the jury was deadlocked on whether to sentence Mitcham to death for Allison's murder or life in prison. A new trial for that sentencing phase is now expected in 2027. David, I Amitcham, meanwhile, has filed an appeal on all three of his convictions. That's our program for tonight. Thanks so much for watching. I'm Deborah Roberts. And I'm David Muir from all of us here at 2020 and ABC News. Good night.

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