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Sentencing hearing begins Monday for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017
Cleophus Cooksey Jr. faces sentencing for eight 2017 metro Phoenix murders involving shootings, kidnapping, and sexual assault; prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- On Monday, the sentencing phase commences for Cleophus Cooksey Jr., who was found guilty last week of a series of 2017 attacks in the Phoenix metropolitan area that resulted in the deaths of eight individuals.
- The killings occurred during a three-week spree targeting random victims, including Cooksey's own mother and stepfather, in Phoenix and nearby Glendale.
- Investigators connected Cooksey to the murders based on items recovered from his mother’s residence, including a firearm used in several of the attacks, keys belonging to a victim’s vehicle, and a necklace of a victim that Cooksey was wearing at the time of his arrest.
- The victims included Parker Smith and Andrew Remillard, who were found fatally shot inside a vehicle on November 27, 2017, as well as security guard Salim Richards, who was killed five days later while en route to his girlfriend’s home.
- Cooksey, who has consistently denied the charges since his conviction last week, now faces the sentencing phase where the prosecution intends to pursue the most severe penalty available.
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Sentencing hearing begins Monday for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017
A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017 is scheduled on Monday to start the sentencing portion of his trial, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
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