FBI back on Navajo Nation looking to solve murder of two brothers

FBI looking for tips as they investigate murder on Navajo Nation

The victims are two brothers from Ohio who were heading to California. FOX 10's Justin Lum reports.

PHOENIX (AP) - The FBI is back on the Navajo Nation is pursuing investigative leads and gathering more information as they try to solve a double homicide case.

The bodies of 39-year-old Matthew Reagan, 39, and his brother Philip Reagan, 29, were found March 21 in Sawmill in northeastern Arizona.

FBI officials said the two Ohio men were traveling to California and were passing through Sawmill at the time of their deaths.

They said it appears the brothers’ car became stuck and they may have been walking for help when they were killed.

Authorities have ruled both deaths a homicide and the FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible.

FBI officials say the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations and the Apache County Sheriff’s Office is helping in the search for more information in the double homicide case.

“We are confident someone knows who is responsible for the murders of Matthew and Philip Reagan,” Sean Kaul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Phoenix Field Office, said in a statement on Oct. 6. “No matter how much time has passed, we will continue to aggressively pursue this investigation.”

Matthew Reagan’s wife, Faye Wurstner-Reagan, said Wednesday that she’s beyond grateful and relieved that authorities have made the case a priority.

“I am begging and pleading on behalf of our five sons, myself, our family, our friends that anyone who knows anything, to please find it in their hearts to come forward and share anything they know, no matter how minor it may seem,” she wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “We are desperately waiting for answers as everyday we struggle with the loss and immeasurable heartache of losing Matt and Phil.”