Cleophus Cooksey Jr was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for eight murders that occurred during a three week period in 2017 According to court documents Cleophus Cooksey Jr would start his killing spree with the murders of Parker Smith, 21, and Andrew Remillard, 27, who were found dead inside of a vehicle […]
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Donald Harding was executed by the State of Arizona for two murders. Harding would murder at least four other people in different States According to court documents Donald Harding would murder Allen F. Gage in his hotel room in Phoenix Arizona. The victim was bound and had a sock stuffed down his throat which caused
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James Clark was executed by the State of Arizona for four murders According to court documents James Clark was working on a ranch when he committed the four murders. Clark would first murder George Martin, Jr. and 17- year-old Gerald McFerron who were also employed by the ranch. Clark would then go to the owners
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Jimmie Jeffers was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Penelope Cheney According to court documents Jimmie Jeffers and Penelope Cheney were arrested for narcotic possession. Cheney would be bailed out and soon after Jeffers learned she was talking to the police. Jeffers attempted to send out a letter arranging her murder
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Luis Mata was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Debra Lopez According to court documents Luis Mata and his brother Antonio Mata would attack Debra Lopez as she attempted to leave their residence. Debra Lopez would be sexually assaulted before being murdered Luis Mata would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to
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Daren Bolton was executed by the State of Arizona for the murders of two young children According to court documents Daren Bolton, who was a convicted sex offender, would kidnap Zosha Lee Pickett, 2, from her parents home. The little girl would be sexually assaulted and murdered Daren Bolton would also kidnap seven year old
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William Woratzeck was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Linda Leslie According to court documents Linda Leslie was renting a small room from William Woratzeck. Woratzeck would break into the room, sexually assault her and then beat her to death with a hammer before setting a shed on fire in which
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Randy Greenawalt was executed by the State of Arizona for four murders According to court documents Randy Greenawalt and a fellow inmate would escape from a prison in Arizona. The two inmates would murder John and Donnelda Lyons, their 2-year-old son Christopher, and their teenaged niece, Theresa Tyson. At the time of his escape Randy
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Douglas Gretzler was a serial killer who was executed by the State of Arizona for seventeen murders According to court documents Douglas Gretzler and Willie Steelman would murder seventeen people around Arizona and California near the end of 1973. The murders were mostly committed in robberies and to eliminate potential witnesses Douglas Gretzler and Willie
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Arthur Ross was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of James Ruble According to court documents Arthur Ross would call James Ruble on the phone asking for a meeting. Ross would go over to James Ruble real estate office where he would fatally shoot him before robbing him Arthur Ross would be
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Jose Villafuerte was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Amelia Schoville According to court documents Jose Villafuerte would beat up his girlfriend Amelia Schoville who he would then tie up and gag before leaving the home. Amelia Schoville would die from asphyxiation from the gag Jose Villafuerte would be arrested, convicted
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Jose Ceja was executed by the State of Arizona for a double murder According to court documents Jose Ceja would go to the home of Randy and Linda Leon. Ceja would shoot Linda Leon multiple times causing her death. Jose would wait for Randy Leon to come home and would fatally shoot him as well.
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Ignacio Ortiz was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Manuelita McCormack According to court documents Ignacio Ortiz would go to the home of Manuelita McCormack and try to rekindle their affair however when she refused he would strangle then stab her to death. Ortiz would stab two young children and would
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Robert Vickers was executed by the State of Arizona for a prison murder According to court documents Robert Vickers was serving a lengthy sentence for a series of robberies. While in prison Robert Vickers would murder his cellmate Frank Ponciano for he failed to wake him up and drank his Kool Aid. Robert Vickers would
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Karl and Walter LaGrand were executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Kenneth Hartsock According to court documents Karl and Walter LaGrand would attempt to rob a bank and in the process they would murder Kenneth Hartsock who was stabbed multiple times. A woman inside of the bank was also badly injured
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Darrick Gerlaugh was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Scott Schwartz According to court documents Scott Schwartz would pick up Darrick Gerlaugh and two others who were hitchhiking. Somewhere along the ride Schwartz would be forced to pulled over where he would be stabbed between thirty and forty times Darrick Gerlaugh
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Jess Gillies was executed by the State of Arizona for the murder of Suzanne Rossetti. According to court documents Suzanne Rossetti locked herself out of her car and Jess Gillies and Mike Logan would help her out. Suzanne Rossetti would buy the men a six pack for their help and offered them a ride. Along
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Ronald Williams was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for the murder of John Bunchek According to court documents Ronald Williams would break into the home of John Bunchek. When the homeowner saw Williams he would be fatally shot Ronald WIlliams is also serving two life sentences in West Virginia for the murders
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Robert Walden is a serial rapist and a potential serial killer who was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for three murders According to court documents Robert Walden would sexually assault three women and would murder one of them Nola Jean Knight. Authorities believe that Robert is responsible for a number of other
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Juan Velazquez was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for the murder of a twelve year old girl According to court documents Juan Velazquez moved into his girlfriends home who had two children, twelve year old Lina Venegas and her three year old sister. Velazquez would abuse both of the children eventually killing
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Pete Vanwinkle was sentenced to death by the State of Arizona for a prison murder According to court documents Pete Vanwinkle was awaiting trial for attempted second degree murder when he would murder his cellmate Robert Cotton. Robert Cotton who was awaiting trial for theft charges was beaten and strangled Pete Vanwinkle would be arrested,
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