The Brief

PHOENIX - We are learning new details from a Pinal County legal case that involved a man who is now facing dozens of felony charges in connection with the murder of Zariah Dodd .

The backstory:

Dodd, who was a pregnant 16-year-old, went missing on the night of July 4, after she left a group home in Surprise. She was reported missing as a runaway to police four hours later, and was subsequently found dead with a gunshot wound at Marivue Park in Phoenix at around 6 a.m. on July 5.

Phoenix Police say 36-year-old Jurrell Davis and 18-year-old Jechri James-Gillett conspired in Zariah Dodd's murder.

"The investigation established that Davis was the father Zariah’s unborn child," said Phoenix Police Sgt. Rob Scherer.

What We're Learning:

In Maricopa County, Davis is not onl

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