US EditionArizona jury sentences man to death in six killings in metro Phoenix in 2017
- On Thursday, an Arizona jury sentenced Cleophus Cooksey Jr., defendant, to death in six of the eight killings during a three-week span in 2017, ending a nearly seven-month trial.
- On Nov. 27, 2017, Parker Smith, 21, and Andrew Remillard, 27, were found dead, followed by two weeks of killings at apartment complexes and an alley in Phoenix.
- Investigators linked evidence recovered at the defendant's mother's apartment, including a gun used in several killings, vehicle keys, and a victim's necklace Cooksey was wearing when arrested, with officers noting he had cut his hand on Dec. 17, 2017.
- Jurors left punishment undecided for the deaths of Rene Cooksey, 56, and Edward Nunn, 54, while Cooksey was convicted on kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual assault charges.
- Authorities never offered a motive, and Cooksey has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings amid a community affected by the killings.
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A jury has sentenced a 43-year-old man to death for the murders of six strangers, his own mother, and her husband. Cleophus Cooksey murdered them over a three-week period in 2017 in the US state of Arizona. The first murder occurred in November 2017, when two men, aged 27 and 21, were found dead in Phoenix. A week later, a security guard was shot dead in the street. The perpetrator took the man's gun. Three more murders followed, two of them on …
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Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017
A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather.
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Arizona jury sentences man to death in six killings in metro Phoenix in 2017
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona jury sentences man to death in six killings in metro Phoenix in 2017.
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