Overview
- A Maricopa County grand jury indicted 41-year-old Joseph Ryan Vigil on a count of first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Erin Weber, prosecutors announced on Aug. 7, 2026.
- Weber was last seen at her Scottsdale apartment on Jan. 20, 2023, and her family reported her missing when they could not reach her; she has not been located despite ongoing searches.
- Scottsdale detectives served multiple search warrants, processed forensic evidence and conducted numerous interviews during the multi-year probe that led investigators to conclude Weber was dead and to present evidence to the grand jury.
- Vigil made an initial court appearance and faces related counts including abandoning or concealing a body and burglary, and he is held on a $1 million bond pending further court dates.
- Police say they will not release additional case details while prosecution is pending, and prosecutors must now build a case without a recovered body, which typically relies on circumstantial evidence and extensive investigative work.