I might add that Katie probably saved StephenÂs life first. He had a Native American father who abandoned him when he was quite young. Stephen lived with his white mother and grandparents who abused him because he was half NA. When a teenager, Stephen worked to support his family who took all his money, didnÂt let him eat, and made him sleep on the floor. When Katie met him, he probably weighed just a little over one hundred pounds. I will try to get in touch with Katie to get the name of the funeral home, but itÂs difficult because she has just a pre-paid cell phone, doesnÂt always have it turned on, and has very bad reception. I have inquiries to a funeral home and the chief of police to find out which funeral home is handling things.

Suspect in two murders faces camera
By JIM SECKLER/The Daily News

Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:17 PM PDT

KINGMAN - A Bullhead City man charged with two counts of first-degree murder, made his initial appearance in Bullhead City Justice Court Wednesday.

Ari Benjamin Feinner, 43, accused of stabbing his wife and mother-in-law in a Bullhead City mobile home Tuesday, made his initial appearance by video conferencing from the county jail.
Judge Thomas Brady also ordered Feinner held without bond. His next appearance, a preliminary hearing, is scheduled for April 13 in Justice Court but his case may be transferred to Superior Court before then.

According to the county attorney's office, Feinner was not on this week's indictment list before the county grand jury, which convenes every Thursday.

Feinner is charged with stabbing his 27-year-old estranged wife, Veronica Feinner and her wheelchair-bound mother, Marie Zavala, at their home in the 3000 block of Larkwood Avenue.

He allegedly grabbed a hunting knife and stabbed his wife sevral times after an argument over a pending divorce.

The couple was married in December 2005.

When his 67-year-old mother-in-law attempted to intervene, Feinner allegedly stabbed her several times. He also killed two family dogs. He then telephoned his sister and told her what he had done. She called police.

Feinner was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in December 2002 for running another man over with his 1986 Chevrolet Nova near Oak Place and Oak Avenue. The victim suffered serious injuries to the victim's ankle and shoulder.

He pleaded guilty to endangerment in March 2003 and was sentenced a month later to 75 days in jail and three years probation. He was also ordered to pay more than $26,900 in restitution to the victim.

Feinner was also arrested in 2004 for allegedly assaulting his then girlfriend but no charges were filed.

That is all just hard to understand. I'll be thinking of you, Katie and Stephen. I hope there is some peace to be had even in the midst of this chaos.

What a heart breaking message. My heart goes out to that poor child Stephen and the rest of you.God be with you.
The other heartbreaking fact is the danger of this man was'nt recognized when he ran over the other man. It seems like i see this more and more
through our court system.
vickie

I'm so sorry.

Really tragic news and especially for you when you knew these people and I'm sure your daughter is beside herself with grief and worry.
I'm sure the community will rally around these young people.

i had the unfortunate experience of working with the accused and hopefully soon convicted murder suspect ari feinner. he was definately strange. scary to work around to say the least. he would always talk to himself quite alot and had an outrageous temper. i'm so very sorry for the loss of stephen's family. my heart goes out to you all.

This is exactly why anyone who is abused or assaulted needs to file charges and follow them through. Typically the victims are just glad to get away with their life intact and are thankful when the abuser turns their attention to somebody else.

There is usually a pattern and recidivism. People capable of these atrocities have very deep seated problems and when released after a cursory sentence or probation still have them.

This is so very, very sad.

Hello.. I was her childhood BF and she had moved out of state. We ended up losing contact of each other as i had moved around a bit. i recently went on a hunt to find my dear friend again and had no idea this had taken place. I am devestated i was hoping to reconnect. I’m so sorry this happened. I miss you so much. the tho that ill never soea to you breaks my heart. RIP you and your mom are Angels now till we meet again……