Carlos Guadalupe Leon Soto, age 30, has been arrested in connection with dismembered human remains found inside a bag near 39th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Soto was booked on multiple felony charges including hindering prosecution.
The victim in this case has been identified as 34-year-old Jose Gutierrez.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on June 28, 2023, just before 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of an unknown trouble where the caller could smell a foul odor coming from a bag near 39th Avenue and McDowell Road. When officers arrived, they found a bag in an alley that contained possible human remains.
Anyone with information can contact the Phoenix Police Department, or Silent Witness (480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish).