Jose Valenzuela, 38 year old Maricopa resident, has been arrested in the death of the Mike and Tina Careccia.
“Our search of the property on West Papago Road has led to the recovery of two bodies, a man and women that we believe to be Mike and Tina Careccia. As well, we have one male suspected in custody who lives at the property being searched. Family members of the Careccia’s have just been notified of the recovery and arrest. Our investigators and staff continue to carefully gather evidence that we believe will prove critical to our investigation and result in a stronger criminal case,” stated Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu.
On Wednesday, Pinal County detectives conducted a search warrant at a residence in the 50,000 block of West Papago, in Maricopa at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Michael and Tina Careccia were reported missing to PCSO at 7 p.m. on June 22 and had not been heard from since.