FBI offers $30,000 reward in cold case killing of 10-year-old Arizona girl

The FBI is offering up to $30,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the 1996 sexual assault and killing of a 10-year-old girl in Yuma.

Amberly Mendoza was found dead in the bedroom on March 9, 1996 after Yuma police officers responded to a disturbance call. Investigators determined an unknown person entered the residence, sexually assaulted the child and killed her.

The cause of death was asphyxiation.

Although authorities said there were no signs of forced entry to the home, the screen to her first-floor bedroom window had been removed, according to the FBI.

The FBI’s Phoenix Field Office announced the reward Wednesday in coordination with the Yuma Police Department, which has continued to investigate the cold case for more than 30 years.

No suspect has been identified.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or the Yuma Police Department at (928) 783-4421.

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