PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has recommended charges in the murder of a Valley man who was killed nearly four years ago.

Benjamin Anderson's body was found burned in the desert near Interstate 17 and Table Mesa Road on New Year's Eve in 2021. His friends and family had reported him missing the same evening.

Anderson's torched car was found a short time later, about 30 miles away in the parking lot of UEI College.

MCSO said it has submitted a recommendation to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office that charges be filed against two suspects identified as Jaden Kaufman and Richard Kaufman.

Other details about the suspects or their connection to Anderson were not immediately released by the MCSO.

12News reached out to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for further de

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