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Tommy Rodriguez Indicted in Missing Isabella Comas Case as Volunteer Search Targets Globe

A police-assisted community effort follows forensic findings in her recovered car.

Overview

  • Maricopa County prosecutors announced a grand jury indictment charging the 39-year-old Phoenix resident with stealing and damaging Comas’ red 2011 Hyundai Sonata.
  • Investigators report bloodstains and tools described as capable of causing serious harm were found in the vehicle recovered Jan. 13 near 67th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix.
  • Surveillance footage captured a man matching Rodriguez’s description driving Comas’ car shortly after she disappeared, directing search efforts toward the Globe area.
  • A volunteer search is scheduled Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Walmart in Miami, with Avondale Police assigning a detective to process any potential evidence.
  • Comas, 21, was last seen Jan. 11 in Avondale, her phone was found Jan. 12 at a Phoenix recycling center, and investigators continue to seek information on her whereabouts.