More questions than answers in Ariz. woman's murder case

PHOENIX - A suburban Phoenix neighborhood is on edge after a 31-year-old woman was found killed in her Scottsdale home and authorities have yet to make an arrest.

Authorities were called Wednesday afternoon after Allison Feldman's boyfriend found her body in her Scottsdale home.

On Friday, Scottsdale police Sgt. Ben Hoster declined to say whether investigators have identified a suspect. He said authorities were continuing to withhold many details, including the manner of death and whether there were signs of a break-in, a struggle or items missing from the home.

"We don't want to tip off possible suspects," Hoster said.

"This is a case that's obviously a homicide, and we are taking all of our investigative steps seriously," the police sgt. added.

Harley Feldman, the victim's father, told the Associated Press Friday he hasn't been able to sleep since his daughter was found dead.

"It's really hard because we have all kinds of visualizations going on. We can't sleep at night," he said in a phone interview from his home in Excelsior, Minnesota.

Harley Feldman said police told him they don't know yet whether his daughter was the victim of a random attack.

He said his daughter lived in a safe neighborhood on the edge of Old Town Scottsdale, a bustling district known for its nightlife and restaurants and popular with out-of-town visitors.

Police had no previous interactions with Allison Feldman, authorities said. But at the request of her boyfriend, she installed an alarm system at her home about six weeks ago, her father said.

"Her boyfriend said, 'I don't like it when you're home by yourself,'" Harley Feldman said.

Allison Feldman worked in sales for a Swedish medical-device company and graduated from the University of Arizona, where she studied Spanish and communications. She remained in Arizona after college partly because of the much warmer weather, Harley Feldman said.

He last spoke with his daughter Tuesday night. She was excited for a business trip to a resort and had just bought a new dress. She also got a positive performance review at work.

"Her life was on the upswing. She was talking about getting engaged in a few months," Harley Feldman said. "No negatives in her life."

Now, he, his wife and other daughter are planning funeral services in Minnesota and Arizona. Harley Feldman said he can't understand why anyone would want to hurt his daughter. She was loved by her friends, co-workers and customers.

"Everybody liked her," Feldman said. "She's warm and friendly. She's caring. Those are the words people use all the time."