What Ashley Flowers has said about Murder of Nick Cordova

Flowers argues that the Cordova case will only be solved if public pressure is applied to the Gilbert Police Department.

“Now it feels like the only way this case will ever be solved. is if we turn up the pressure on Gilbert Police Department”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:27

Flowers recounts that the responding officer pushed Cordova's body aside with the front door to enter rather than finding another entrance.

“This officer, though, decided to just push through the door until Nick's body moved enough for him to squeeze through”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 8:24

Flowers states that an online theory that a gouged potato found at the scene was used as a silencer is not supported by the police report.

“maybe that potato was like used as a silencer but that is not stated anywhere in the police report”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 9:35

Flowers reports that officers found over $1,000 cash on Sweetman despite his claim he gave the robbers everything he had.

“Well, imagine this officer's surprise when he's patting Dave down and finds more than $1,000 cash in”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 14:05

Flowers relays the office manager's account that Sweetman repeatedly asked when Nick would return the day before the shooting and was unusually quiet on the day itself.

“Dave kept asking Lynn over and over, like, where's Nick? When's Nick going to get in? When's he getting back?”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 28:53

Flowers describes Alicia's account that the footage shows Cordova being shot once in the back of the head execution style as he ran toward the door.

“the suspect comes up behind him and just execution style shoots him once in the back of the head, causing him to fall to the ground”

Crime Junkie: MURDERED: Nick Cordova (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 49:45