pinyon pines is notable for a 2006 triple homicide that made national attention. residents 53-year-old vicki friedli and her 55-year-old boyfriend, jon hayward, were found shot, and friedl's 18-year-old daughter, becky, was found outside in a wheelbarrow, burned so badly investigators were unable to determine cause of death. two men were indicted in march 2014, but the charges were later dismissed. the crime is among the most notorious murders in the coachella valley. the two men have since been arrested again.