Arizona Man Gets Life Sentences for Double Murder Tied to Failed Shelby GT500 Deal

Murderer gets death sentence - Arizona Daily Star

Man Sentenced For Killing Peoria Couple For Ford Shelby GT500

Alexander Smith, age 21, has been sentenced to two consecutive natural life sentences plus another 21 years for murdering a couple during a home invasion. In November 2023, Smith forced his way into the Peoria home of Walter Mitchell and Susie Ephrem and shot both victims. Susie managed to call 9-1-1 but later died at...

Arizona Man Gets Life Sentences for Double Murder Tied to Failed Shelby GT500 Deal

PHOENIX — A 21-year-old Arizona man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms and an additional 21 years for fatally shooting a Peoria couple after a failed attempt to purchase their Ford Shelby GT500. Alexander Lee Smith was convicted for the November 2023 murders of Walter Mitchell, 52, and Susie Ephrem, 42, who were shot inside their home near 79th Avenue and Cholla Street. Source

Mass. man sentenced to life for brutal double murder as a teen granted parole

A 54-year-old man convicted of two murders he participated in as a teen was granted parole on Wednesday following his first appearance before the state’s parole board.Lazell Cook was initially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on two counts of first-degree murder, but became eligible for release when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled such sentences were unconstitutional for “emerging adults” — those between 18 and 20. …