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Cleophus Cooksey Jr. charged in string of killings in Phoenix
Associated Press
5:59 PM, Mar 5, 2018
6:24 AM, Mar 6, 2018
Suspected serial killer, Cleophus Cooksey jr. has been formally charged in eight shooting deaths across the Valley.
ABC15 has learned Cleophus Cooksey is accused of killing nine people in a three-week period in late 2017.
Phoenix police are investigating if there are more victims of alleged serial killer, Cleophus Cooksey.
The mother of Latorrie Beckford, wants to be able to forgive Cleophus Cooksey for murdering her son.
Bail for Cleophus Emmanuel Cooksey Jr. was set at $1 million after his mid-December arrest on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and stepfather.
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PHOENIX - A convicted felon was formally charged with murder in eight shooting deaths in metro Phoenix late last year.
The indictment against Cleophus Cooksey Jr. was filed Thursday but became publicly available Monday.
Police said nearly two months ago that Cooksey was responsible for fatally shooting nine people, though he's charged in only eight killings.
He has been jailed since his mid-December arrest in the deaths of his mother and stepfather.
Investigators say Cooksey is linked to the killings through ballistics.
Cooksey previously pleaded not guilty in the deaths of his mother and stepfather.
He was released from prison in July for a manslaughter conviction for participating in a strip-club robbery where an accomplice was killed
