Remains found in Arizona yard in search for missing couple, and their son may have left country, police say

U.S. newsRemains found in Arizona yard in search for missing couple, and their son may have left country, police sayThe bodies had not been identified Thursday. Police said officers conducting a welfare check found a large amount of blood and what appeared to be attempts to clean it up.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Avondale police officers stand near the crime scene where two people were found in Avondale, Ariz., on Thursday.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleAug. 6, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 7:47 PM EDTBy Phil HelselThe remains of two people were found in an Arizona backyard Thursday as police searched for a missing father and mother whose son is believed to have fled the country, police said.The son, Matthew Flores, 27, was initially part of the missing persons report made by concerned family members Tuesday, Avondale police spokesperson Officer Daniel Benavidez said.When police went to conduct a welfare check at the home in Litchfield Park they saw evidence of foul play, he said.They identified “a large amount of blood, and we also identified what we believed as evidence in an attempt to conceal that blood, and that’s what made us believe that foul play is involved,” Benavidez said at a news conference Thursday.The human remains found in the backyard had not been identified Thursday afternoon, police said. They were being recovered with the assistance of Phoenix police homicide unit when Benavidez spoke with reporters.Area where two people were found dead in their backyard in Avondale, Ariz., on Thursday.Family members on Tuesday afternoon called police and said they expected the mother, father and their adult son to be at the residence where the remains were later found, Benavidez said.Police did not release the names of the parents Thursday on request from the family that reported the people missing, Benavidez said.The bodies were in a state of decomposition, Benavidez said. He did not say how long they were believed to have been i...