Man arrested for alleged murder of 2 teens found dead on camping trip in Arizona
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Authorities in Arizona arrested and blamed a man in connection with the fiery deaths of two young people in a remote area of this year.
31 -year -old Thomas Brown, said in a statement on Thursday, high school students Evan Clark and 18 -year -old Pandora Kjolsrud’s deaths were accused of first -degree murder.
“Murder is one of the most disgusting crimes to a person and their families,” he said at a press conference on Friday. “In a way, this ultimate theft.”
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18 -year -old Pandora Kjolsrud and 17 -year -old Evan Clark were found dead in the Tonto National Forest on May 27, 2025. (Gofundme)
On May 27, young people were found dead near the Mounto National Forest in the north of Mesa, and then the law enforcement officers received a report that they did not return from a camp trip.
“Complainant recommended [the Gila County Sheriff’s Office] His daughter’s camp with friends and the last known place was in Ord Mount, Lee Lee said. ” The complainant gave pictures of his daughter’s camp trip. “
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In the weeks watching the discovery, detectives received numerous clues, including other campers who said they saw a man “very strange”.
When he was questioned, Brown told the inspectors that he was camping in Mount Ord with his wife and said he had flew a drone and met a young man and woman who matched the definition of the victims.
31 -year -old Thomas Brown, 17 -year -old high school students Evan Clark and Pandora Kjolsrud’s deaths twice were accused of first -degree murder. (Sheriff Office of Maricopa District)
However, researchers claim that Brown’s account is inconsistent with the evidence they collected.
“Thomas Brown gave false and misleading information about his participation.” He said.
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Brown was arrested and reserved for Maricopa district prison. According to Lee, he did not voluntarily turn himself and there is no evidence that Brown recognizes both victims and victims.
Captain David Lee, the Sheriff Office of Maricopa district, speaks at a press conference on Friday, October 3, 2025. (Sheriff Office of Maricopa District)
“As far as we know, they completed foreigners,” Lee said.
At the news conference on Friday, Pandora Kjolsrud’s mother Simone Kjolsrud described her daughter as “a beautiful, bright light in this world”.
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Simone Kjolsrud said, “We are all ruined and we miss it every day.” He said. “All the beauty of life feels less bright without him, but the light, love and beauty he gives us will be in our hearts forever. And that day, he will not define the life of the darkness he met with the killer.”
Maricopa district Şerif office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
