Young woman found dead in 'shallow grave' with movie souvenir cups after man took her on 'well-planned' date: Cops

A 21-year-old Arizona pistillate was recovered dormant successful a "shallow" godforsaken sedate with movie theatre souvenir cups aft allegedly going connected a day with a antheral she met connected societal media, who is present accused of sidesplitting her.

Domonic Rodolico, 24, is charged with first-degree murder successful transportation with the find of Arianna Jones' body successful a distant godforsaken country adjacent Lake Pleasant successful Maricopa County.

An apprehension affidavit obtained by Law&Crime accuses Rodolico of taking Jones retired connected a "well-planned" execution date, which included taking her to the movies and past driving her retired to the godforsaken determination to die. Police accidental Rodolico went retired to the country doubly connected July 5 — the time helium is suspected of sidesplitting Jones — and prepped the scene.

"Evidence astatine the country showed premeditation by Domonic with the magnitude of instrumentality to see factual bags/mix and forethought to the burial of her body," the affidavit says. "The magnitude of instrumentality located appeared arsenic though this incidental was good planned."

According to police, Rodolico went to Jones' flat aft visiting the dumping determination a 3rd clip and picked her up for their movie date. The 2 of them "went and watched their movie" astatine a section Harkins theatre and past exited, with surveillance footage showing them some carrying "white Harkins-style integrative souvenir cups," the affidavit says.

"Before the movie, they bought 2 drinks and snacks astatine the concession stand," according to police. Cellphone information reviewed by investigators shows that Rodolico and Jones "traveled northbound into a distant godforsaken area" earlier Jones' telephone showed arsenic "no longer being actively utilized by her," constabulary say.

"The devices remained successful the deserted country for astir 45-50 minutes," according to the affidavit. "The victim's instrumentality disconnected from the network, accordant with being powered off, placed successful airplane mode, oregon different disconnected from the network. About 10 minutes later, Domonic leaves the country wherever the victim's compartment telephone was disconnected from."

Jones' household reported her missing connected July 7 aft they failed to get successful interaction with her. A reappraisal of her telephone information showed conversations with Rodolico, which prompted constabulary to behaviour "mobile and stationary surveillance" connected him, according to the affidavit.

"Domonic was observed connected respective occasions cleaning his vehicle," the affidavit says. "Detectives observed Domonic thrust his Nissan Sentra to a adjacent car wash. He proceeded to vacuum the passenger-side rear country of the conveyance and past utilized towels to hitch down the aforesaid area. Domonic kept the towels wrong the conveyance and returned home. Once there, helium opened the trunk and was observed manipulating and wiping the interior arsenic though helium was cleaning it."

Police went retired to the country wherever Jones' telephone disconnected and recovered her "buried successful a shallow grave," according to the affidavit.

At the scene, investigators located "several cardinal pieces of evidence," including the 2 Harkins souvenir cups that Rodolico and Jones were seen carrying connected video, concrete premix bags, Fry's integrative h2o bottles, a bra, latex gloves, a hairsbreadth accessory accordant with 1 that Jones wore connected video the nighttime they went to the movies, and pieces of a condom wrapper.

"One of the concrete-like bags had a red-like substance and an eyelash portion attached to it," the affidavit says.

Police person not confirmed however Jones was killed. They interviewed Rodolico and helium "provided a fabricated story" astir what happened, according to the affidavit.

"He advised helium took a miss who randomly added him connected Snapchat named 'Yanna' to a movie astatine Harkins located successful Norterra," the affidavit explains. "After the movie, Domonic claimed they drove to an chartless location. … Domonic said they pulled implicit into a parking batch though was fractional asphalt and fractional dirt. The 2 got into the backseat of his conveyance and began making out. … While the 2 were kissing successful the backseat … 2 chartless individuals approached the vehicle."

Rodolico told constabulary that 2 men "attacked them" and stabbed Jones to death, according to the affidavit. "F—ing dice b—," helium recalled the men telling Jones, per the affidavit.

Rodolico allegedly went into large item astir the "extensive magnitude of humor successful the backmost spot of his vehicle, wrong his vehicle, and connected the trunk of his car," according to police. He stated that aft getting free, helium drove distant portion the 2 males were stabbing Jones.

"Domonic said if the unfortunate was missing she astir apt wasn't alive," the affidavit says. Rodolico aboriginal admitted to lying to constabulary and that his communicative "wasn't true," according to the affidavit.

"Domonic past said helium was instructed to bring the unfortunate to the godforsaken astatine an chartless male's bid but helium didn't cognize helium was going to termination her," the affidavit alleges. "Domonic was incapable to supply however immoderate connection occurred betwixt him and this chartless male. Domonic besides admitted to going to the aforesaid godforsaken determination anterior to picking up the victim."

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Asked if helium killed her, Rodolico "hesitated portion looking down and said no," according to police. He allegedly struggled to support accordant oculus contact, remained soundless erstwhile trying to deliberation of responses and refused to reply "confronting questions," the affidavit says.

"Domonic did not look to amusement immoderate remorse for his actions and believed this was conscionable a missing idiosyncratic lawsuit wherever helium happened to beryllium the past idiosyncratic to spot the unfortunate alive," the papers concludes.

Rodolico was being held Monday connected a $2 cardinal bond.