Police seeking info from public on crime
By NATHAN BRUTTELL
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:19 PM MST
Police are hoping the public will shed some light about incidents leading up to the death of a 45-year-old Lake Havasu City woman, “who suffered multiple gunshot wounds,” and was found dead Thursday morning in a city residence.
Judy Cravets, of Lake Havasu City, was found dead after her estranged husband, Jeffrey Cravets, called 911 about 11:11 a.m. Thursday to report the dead body inside the home in the 3500 block of Palo Verde Boulevard North. Jeffrey Cravets told responding officers he discovered his wife deceased inside the residence, according to a Lake Havasu City Police Department press release. Jeffrey Cravets, 37, is “considered a person of interest and was questioned by detectives before being released without any charges,” according to the release.
“He’s of interest because he’s her estranged husband and we understand their relationship was strenuous of late,” said Sgt. Joe Harrold. “To the best of our information, he had access to the residence where she was found as well.”
Harrold added there were no signs of forced entry when police arrived, alcohol is not suspected to be a factor and no weapons were found at the scene. Harrold said he could not comment on how long the body had been in the home before police arrived, the suspected weapon used or if there were any signs of a struggle at the residence so as to not hinder the investigation. However, there was “no indication” that the body was transferred or moved after death, Harrold said.
Judy Cravets is “known to frequent Lake Havasu City drinking establishments” and was last seen at about 2 p.m. Sunday at the residence, Harrold said. While police do not know if the couple has any children at this time, there was no one inside the residence when police arrived Thursday.
“We’re putting that information out there because we’re hoping the public, who may have seen her in the last seven days, can provide us information so detectives can piece together a timeline of activity to help us with the investigation,” Harrold said, adding that no witnesses or neighbors reported hearing gunshots at the residence. “That’s why we’re looking for the public’s help on this and since Mr. Cravets is a person of interest, we’re also looking for information regarding his activity as well.”
Lake Havasu City Police Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives served a search warrant and also collected “numerous items of evidence” from inside the home that will be forensically examined by the state crime lab, according to the release. Harrold said he expected more information to become available within the next week.
Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding Judy Cravets’ or Jeffrey Cravets’ activity during the past week or with information regarding any suspicious activity in the area of Palo Verde Boulevard North and Kiowa Boulevard North to call 928-855-5775. Anonymous information can be reported by calling Silent Witness at 928-854-TIPS (8477).
You can contact the reporter at nbruttell@havasunews.com
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