Witness recounts odd moments before and after Shayna Feinman vanished in northern Arizona

SELIGMAN, AZ (AZFamily) — A witness is revealing more about the mystery disappearance of an Arizona woman.

The witness lived on the property with 35-year-old Shayna Feinman, who vanished two months ago.

She’s bothered by what happened the last time she saw Feinman and by what happened to other people on the property.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has said multiple people are not cooperating in the investigation.

This witness, who we are referring to as “Kelly” to protect her identity, helped file the missing person report after Feinman was missing for more than a week.

She said it took two people getting arrested on other charges before she felt comfortable sharing what she heard and saw the night Feinman vanished.

Kelly saw Feinman after an argument with their property manager.

Then, she was gone.

“If she was still alive, I feel like things would make sense,” said Kelly.

Kelly said that the argument she heard was because their property manager told Feinman she could no longer live in the cabin.

“They were yelling and screaming at each other. He’s like, ‘You have to leave. I’m calling the sheriff.’ She’s like, ‘I need to get my phone and keys,’” Kelly remembered hearing.

Kelly said Feinman was walking toward the back of the property where her car was and then was never seen or heard from again.

Kelly said Feinman and her boyfriend would often leave for days at a time, so at first, she wasn’t alarmed, but after more than a week, Kelly and their neighbor, who was watching Feinman’s dog Stormy made a missing person report on March 9.

“She would have her car; she would have Stormy. All those things would be missing, not just her,” said Kelly.

Kelly said she was upset by her property manager’s reaction and recalled what he told her.

“You shouldn’t have made the missing persons report because you’re just making a big deal out of nothing,” she recalled him telling her.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said at this point they can’t rule out foul play and multiple people are not cooperating in the investigation.

Feinman’s sister told Arizona’s Family those two people are the property manager and Shayna’s boyfriend.

Kelly said the official police search of the property was done two weeks after they made the missing person report, but she said prior to that, Feinman’s boyfriend didn’t help or say much about her disappearance.

“Hey man, you’re not calling, you’re not texting, how come you’re not out here looking for your girlfriend? I’m out here in the snow with her dog, and you’re just MIA,” Kelly said.

Kelly said by the time Easter rolled around, she left to go stay with a neighbor because she felt uneasy about what was happening.

She said she felt comfortable sharing this now after the property manager and boyfriend were arrested on other charges.

Court documents show they were arrested late last month for vehicle theft, and the property manager, for possessing a weapon he shouldn’t have.

Kelly has her own theory of what happened, but it still leaves so much mystery as to where Feinman is.

“I think that she’s not alive. I think that she got into some kind of accident with one of them, or both of them, or something, because she would be found by now if she was still out there,” Kelly said.

Last week, YCSO increased the reward for information in Feinman’s disappearance to $10,000.

YCSO is asking for anyone who may have information about Shayna’s whereabouts on or after March 9, 2024, or if there is camera footage that may be relevant or seems suspicious, to please call either YCSO at 928-771-3260 or Silent Witness 800 932-3232.

People may also file a tip online at yavapaisw.com

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