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Yavapai County woman’s ongoing disappearance leads to murder charges

Two men, including the woman's boyfriend, have been arrested in the disappearance of a Yavapai County woman earlier this year and the investigation is ongoing as authorities search for her body.

William D'Alcero, 58, and Cavett Richards, 36, were indicted Wednesday on charges of second-degree murder, concealment of a body and conspiracy in the presumed death of 35-year-old Shayna Fineman, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

According to the sheriff's office, Feinman's neighbor reported her missing in Seligman's Hyde Park neighborhood on March 18 after she had not been heard from since March 8 and had not picked up her dog. Feinman's car, loaded with her wallet, identification and other belongings, was found by the neighbor not far from the property where she and her boyfriend, Richards, were staying, according to the sheriff's office.

According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Shayna Fineman has been missing from the Seligman area since March 9, 2024.

The sheriff's office added that detectives working on the missing persons case uncovered multiple crimes committed by Dalcero and Richards.

Both men were arrested on suspicion of weapons offenses, tampering with evidence and possession of a stolen vehicle, and detectives are gathering evidence and probable cause in Feinman's disappearance, according to the sheriff's office.

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