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Two men, Jurrell Davis and Jechri James-Gillett, were arrested and charged in the murder of 16-year-old Zariah Finley Dodd, who was found dead in a Phoenix park.

James-Gillett confessed to the killing but claimed he was ordered to do so by Davis, court records said.

Davis denied involvement in the murder, according to court records.

Two men were linked by Phoenix detectives to the killing of Zariah Finley Dodd, the pregnant 16-year-old whose body was discovered in a west Phoenix park in early July , over the course of an investigation that spanned nearly a month, according to recently filed court documents.

Police announced on Aug. 1 that officers had arrested Jurrell Davis, 36, and Jechri James-Gillett, 18, on multiple felony counts, including first-degree murde

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