Phoenix Police Department detectives arrested a man for the brutal murder of his girlfriend early Friday morning near downtown.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, at around 3:40 a.m., on November 7, 2025, patrol officers responded to a domestic violence call at a residence in the area of 2000 West Hadley Street. Details from the 9-1-1 call stated the man calling into police wanted to report he had killed his girlfriend. When officers got to the scene, they contacted 47-year-old Jeffrey Rael and took him into custody without incident.
While checking the residence, officers located 31-year-old Paxton Wallace suffering from multiple injuries consistent with a sharp bladed instrument. Phoenix Fire responded to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.
Rael was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and later released and booked Rael into Maricopa County Jail for First Degree Murder.
Hi my name is Alida and I am the sister of Paxton. We are devastated. If This is never something we could have been prepared for. 31 is way too young. We are happy to share Paxtons picture and story via email or interview. She cannot be forgotten. If nothing else, please just share her gofundme. We could have never been prepared for the emotional and financial cost of this.
Thank you.
gofund.me/b39db7be7
I miss my big sis. 💔