March 25, 1982 - Cleophus Cooksey Jr.
Over the course of three weeks in late 2017, Cooksey carried out a string of killings across the Phoenix metropolitan area that left eight people dead — a sustained episode of violence that also encompassed serial rape. The span and pace of the attacks, compressed into so short a window, distinguish this case within the record of American spree killings. Conviction came in 2025, nearly eight years after the crimes.
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Cleophus Emmanuel Cooksey Jr. (born March 25, 1982) is an American convicted spree killer and serial rapist who was found guilty in 2025 of killing eight people during a three-week killing spree in the Phoenix metropolitan area in late 2017. Cooksey was sentenced to death for six of those murders. He was also convicted of related crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, and attempted sexual assault.
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