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A jury found Cleophus Cooksey Jr. guilty of murdering eight people, including his mother and stepfather, in 2017.

The five-month trial concluded with guilty verdicts on eight counts of first-degree murder and multiple other charges.

Prosecutors used DNA, ballistics, and cell phone records to link Cooksey to the string of killings.

After three days of deliberations, a jury found Cleophus Cooksey Jr. guilty of murdering eight people, including his mother and stepfather, in 2017.

Cooksey is now officially one of Arizona's most prolific serial killers.

Family of his victims became emotional, many began to sob, as the findings of guilt were read out loud in the courtroom on Sept. 25. It had been eight years since they had lost their loved ones, and after a five-month t

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