Ariz. Dad Allegedly Lured Out of Home to Help Stranger, Found Murdered by Smoldering Vehicle [Video]

Arizona authorities believe a man was lured out of his home to his death by a stranger seeking help with his car.

Paul Clifford, 53, was found dead near a “smoldering vehicle” by Redington Pass in Pima County, near Tucson, the local sheriff’s department said in a press release.

The sheriff’s office believes that Clifford was approached at his house by a stranger asking for help with “car trouble.” Sabrina Vining, who said in a GoFundMe that Clifford was her father, wrote in a Facebook post that her dad had taken her truck late in the evening on Dec. 23 “to go jump start someone’s vehicle.”

Family members were concerned when Clifford did not return home and contacted law enforcement, the sheriff’s office said.

Police say the incident was “potentially related to a stolen vehicle,” which was later recovered at an apartment complex near Prince Road and Roger Road in Tucson.

It wasn’t immediately clear how far from the stolen vehicle …