The Brief

PHOENIX - Scottsdale Police are searching for a man who is accused of murdering another man inside his home earlier in the week.

Authorities say the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Matthew Dieringer, is homeless but often makes friends with people to get them to offer him a place to stay. That’s what led them to an apartment complex in south Scottsdale, where officers found a dead man inside.

The backstory:

Scottsdale Police say on Sept. 1, their officers were called to conduct a welfare check in the area of 68th Street and McDowell Road . Police were called after 67-year-old Frank Quaranta, did not report to work.

"Responding officers were unable to contact the victim any other way and forced entry inside the residence to check on Quaranta. Tragically, Quaranta was f

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