Sentencing hearing begins for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017
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FILE - Cleophus Cooksey Jr., accused of killing eight people over a three-week span in late 2017, listens during his trial in Maricopa County Superior Court, May 5, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File )Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Brain gestures to a witness during the sentencing hearing of Cleophus Cooksey Jr. after being convicted of killing eight people during his trial Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Prosecutor Josh Maxwell speaks to the jury during the sentencing hearing of Cleophus Cooksey Jr. after being convicted of killing eight people during his trial Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Robert Reinhardt, an attorney for Cleophus Cooksey Jr., speaks to the jury during the sentencing hearing for Cooksey after being convicted of killing eight people during his trial Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)FILE - 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)
FILE - Cleophus Cooksey Jr., accused of killing eight people over a three-week span in late 2017, listens during his trial in Maricopa County Superior Court, May 5, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File )
