US EditionCleophus Cooksey Jr. sentenced to death by jury
- A Phoenix jury sentenced Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for six murders he committed in 2017, with a conviction for eight total murders.
- The jury could not agree on the sentences for the murders of Cleophus Cooksey Jr.'s mother, Rene Cooksey, and stepfather, Edward Nunn.
- Evidence linking Cooksey to the murders included DNA, firearms, and stolen items from the victims, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
- Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell stated, "It takes a special kind of evil to prey upon the vulnerable and needlessly take the lives of eight innocent people.
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A Phoenix jury has sentenced the serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for committing six murders over a three-week period in 2017.Read more]]>
Cooksey Sentenced to Death in Metro Phoenix Murder Spree Case
A Maricopa County jury has sentenced Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for six of the eight murders he committed during a deadly shooting spree that terrorized metro Phoenix in late 2017. Cooksey, 43, learned his fate Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, more than three months after jurors convicted him on eight counts of first-degree murder, along with kidnapping, attempted sexual assault and… Source
An Arizona jury sentenced Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to death for a series of murders committed in the Phoenix metropolitan area for three weeks in 2017, ending a seven-month trial. Attacks, targeting both random victims and the defendant’s mother and stepfather, left a total of eight people dead. Cooksey, 43, was convicted in late September of eight counts of murder, in addition to kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual assault for the crimes…
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