The Brief

PHOENIX - A Valley man accused of murdering eight people, including his mother and stepfather, will soon learn his fate.

After a five-month trial, the case against Cleophus Cooksey, Jr. is now in the hands of a jury.

The backstory:

Cooksey is accused in a series of murders and other crimes back in 2017, including robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault.

The alleged killing spree began on November 27, 2017, with the deaths of two men found shot dead outside a car in a parking lot. It ended a few weeks later when Cooksey’s mother, Rene, and stepfather, Edward Nunn, were found dead in their apartment, shot at close range.

Throughout the trial, prosecutors argued that forensic evidence, including bullets from two 9-millimeter guns found at the crime scenes, and GPS data, all l

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