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Is a Serial Killer Visiting the Body Dump Site? The Murders of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth
It was Memorial Day weekend in Arizona when two best friends vanished one evening in Glendale, Arizona. Diana Shawcroft, 20, and her best friend Jennifer “Jenny” Lueth, 19, walked to the corner convenience store on May 26, 1996, and were never seen alive again.
The site where their bodies were found, one lying on top of the other, has been visited by someone. Someone — who remains unidentified — and to this day, remains a lingering mystery for the traumatized families and law enforcement.
Best Friends
Inseparable growing up, both girls went to elementary and junior high school together in Loveland, Colorado. In 1995, Diana had moved to Glendale, Arizona, and living in an apartment with her older sister Tina.
After the move, Diana would call Jenny and tell her how unhappy she was and how she was missing her best friend. Jenny decided to follow Diana and moved to Arizona in February 1996. Jenny did not like the cold and it was freezing in Colorado at that time of year. The warm climate in Arizona would be a nice break for her and Jenny’s parents Deborah and Bob Lueth were both excited for their daughter to go on a new life adventure.
