Remains found in Arizona yard in search for missing couple, and their son may have left country, police say

The remains of two people were found in an Arizona backyard Thursday as police searched for a missing father and mother whose son is believed to have fled the country, police said.

The remains of two people were found in an Arizona backyard Thursday as police searched for a missing father and mother whose son is believed to have fled the country, police said.

The son, Matthew Flores, 27, was initially part of the missing persons report made by concerned family members Tuesday, Avondale police spokesperson Officer Daniel Benavidez said.

When police went to conduct a welfare check at the home in Litchfield Park they saw evidence of foul play, he said.

They identified “a large amount of blood, and we also identified what we believed as evidence in an attempt to conceal that blood, and that’s what made us believe that foul play is involved,” Benavidez said at a news conference Thursday.

The human remains found in the backyard had not been identified Thursday afternoon, police said. They were being recovered with the assistance of Phoenix police homicide unit when Benavidez spoke with reporters.