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The police are officially calling the deaths of two people found in a burning Paradise Valley home a possible homicide and arson case, reports The Arizona Republic.

Although they have not officially confirmed the identities of the bodies, many believe the victims to be Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro. Family members reportedly released a statement saying they were “shocked and saddened at the loss of our parents who were so loved by their family and community,” according to The Republic.

A man accused of stalking a Tucson woman for nearly 18 years was found guilty of interstate stalking last week, reports The Arizona Republic.

Forty-seven-year-old Moses Antonio Shepard reportedly stalked the victim for nearly two decades through six states after a single date in New York City in 1992.

Under Arizona law, a person commits stalking if his or her actions cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety, and the victim is in fact afraid.

After years of delays in the case of the Scottsdale bombing of city official Don Logan, the federal trial for the Illinois twins accused of sending the explosive package finally began on Tuesday, reports the Associated Press.

A jury was chosen this week and opening statements were set to go on Thursday in the trial of suspected bombers Dennis and Daniel Mahon.

We've covered a lot of crime in the Phoenix area since the start of 2011. Looking back, Phoenix has had its share of serious offenses and wacky criminal activity. Here are our picks for the top 5 crime stories that shocked Phoenix residents in 2011:

If police allegations are true, a Gilbert man took creepiness to a whole other level when he sneaked onto his ex-girlfriend's property to tape her having sex with another man.

Forty-one-year-old Troy Puetz was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor criminal trespassing and felony voyeurism for his alleged peeping-tom ways, reports The Arizona Republic.

Mesa police said they initially investigated Puetz after a homeowner reported that he was watching a pornographic video on a laptop inside his car. Police say Puetz allowed them to search his vehicle, which is how they found the video camera. He became resistant when they tried to play the tape, however.

Glendale father Kurt Wade's quick-thinking on a flight from Salt Lake City to Boston and his son's assistance may have helped authorities arrest a suspected child pornography user, reports azfamily.com

Wade reportedly saw fellow passenger Grant Smith looking at pornographic pictures of young girls on his laptop during the flight. Instead of ignoring or questioning what he saw, however, Wade sprung into action - snapping a picture of Smith's laptop, alerting flight attendants, and sending the photo to his son in Phoenix and authorities in Boston.

A 45-year-old former Game and Fish Department employee from Payson was allegedly caught attempting to lure a 13-year-old girl over the Internet during an underage sex bust, reports The Arizona Republic.

Authorities from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office say Travis Foster believed he has been chatting with a 13-year-old girl since early August. Detectives have been monitoring his conversations with the decoy. Foster allegedly went into explicit detail with the fake teen about the sexual acts he would like to perform, as well as exposing his genitals on a live webcam.

Medical and law enforcement authorities are becoming increasingly concerned with a Facebook trend involving parents, chicken pox parties and mail order diseases, according to KPHO.

Parents in certain states, including Arizona, are reportedly connecting with each other through the social media site to obtain live viruses to infect their children with instead of resorting to vaccines. In addition to chicken pox, some members were reportedly searching for samples of measles, mumps and rubella. The viruses are reportedly sent through the mail by parents who send their infected children’s saliva, used lollipops and clothing.

After a week of deliberation, the jury in the Baseline Killer case decided Mark Goudeau was the man who terrorized Phoenix women in 2005 and 2006 and found him guilty of first-degree murder, reports The Arizona Republic.

The jury reportedly found him guilty on 67 different counts, including nine counts of murder, sexual assault and sexual abuse, child molestation and armed robbery. He was originally charged with 74 felony counts, some of which were thrown out before they went to the jury for lack of sufficient evidence. The jury found Goudeau not guilty on just four of the counts involving kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted robbery.

A 33-year-old former Tucson teacher admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old student and pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual conduct on Monday, reports the Arizona Daily Star.

Jennifer Lynn Whiting, who taught at Rincon High School, faces a minimum of one year in jail and probation to a maximum of eight years and nine months in prison at her sentencing hearing in December. She will also have to register as a sex offender.