Allison Feldman Murder: Scottsdale Police Announce Arrest

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Scottsdale police have made an arrest in the murder of Allison Feldman. She was found naked and brutally beaten in her home on February 18, 2015.

Scottsdale police say that they arrested 42-year-old Ian Mitcham based, in part, on DNA evidence. They have not yet found a link between him and Feldman.

"We are one hundred percent confident we have the right suspect," said Scottsdale Assistant Police Chief Scott Popp said at a press conference announcing that Mitcham had been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Col. Frank Milstead of the Arizona Department of Public Safety said that using DNA found at the scene, they were able to use "familial DNA" to identify Mitcham's brother and from there, they were able to track down Mitcham.

Feldman had been last seen alive on Valentine's Day – four years before she was found dead.

Feldman was 31-years-old at the time and had recently moved into her home by Pima and Osborn Roads near Loop 101. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).

Feldman's sister, Kathy, shared the news about the arrest on her Facebook page.

"3 years and almost 2 months after Allison's murder, the Scottsdale police department have made an arrest!!" she wrote. "We found out yesterday that they had a suspect that they were working on his arrest, which they have now done."

At the time of her murder, police said that they had recovered hundreds of pieces of evidence from her home including the DNA that they were able to use the man that they say killed Feldman.

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