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PHOENIX - New details have been uncovered in the death of Zariah Dodd, the pregnant 16-year-old whose body was found at a Phoenix park several hours after she ran away from a group home in Surprise.

What's New:

A probable cause statement from the Phoenix Police Department led to murder charges for two suspects, including the unborn baby’s father.

The investigation reveals how both men accused in Dodd's murder are connected and the alleged orchestration of the crime. The pregnant teen was in fear of her unborn baby’s father, and according to police, her caseworker at the Department of Child Safety knew about it.

According to the new court documents, Dodd told her caseworker in December 2024 that 36-year-old Jurrell Davis had threatened her with a gun to have sex wit

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