What to know about Arizona serial killings that resulted in 8 murder convictions
A list of nine homicide victims all linked to a convicted felon is displayed by the Phoenix Police Department at a news conference Jan. 18, 2018 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Terry Tang, File)
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man was convicted Thursday on eight murder charges for a string of fatal shootings in Phoenix and neighboring Glendale after a trial that spanned several months.
A jury in Phoenix found Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, guilty in the killings of eight people that targeted random victims and the defendant’s mother and stepfather over a three-week span in 2017. He was also found guilty of other crimes including kidnapping, attempted sexual assault and armed robbery.
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