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trial, first-degree murder, child abuse
Oct 23, 2023

New trial date set for father of Arizona boy who died after being locked incloset

An Arizona man whose 6-year-old son died of starvation after being locked in a tiny closet has been assigned a new trial date.

death row, justice, equity, Indigenous women, inmates, Black
Sep 28, 2023

Boyfriend of Navajo woman convicted of her deadly shooting in emblematic case

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case became emblematic of an international movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women was convicted of first-degree murder in her fatal shooting.

arrest, Chandler, Anthonie Ruinard, Maricopa County Sheriff's officials, bonfire pile, first-degree murder
Jul 6, 2023

Man arrested in death of teen whose body was found in bonfire pile

A man has been arrested in the death of a teen whose body was found in a bonfire pile in Arizona last month, authorities said Thursday.

death penalty, execution, killings
Jun 8, 2023

Phoenix man convicted of killing 2 young women in early 1990s sentenced to death

A man convicted of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young Phoenix women in separate killings in the early 1990s was sentenced to death by a judge Wednesday.

first-degree murder, trail, Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Zion William Teasley
May 22, 2023

Ex-convict charged with 1st-degree murder in death of woman on desert trail

An ex-convict has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a woman who was attacked from behind and stabbed 15 times while walking on a desert trail in northeast Phoenix last month, authorities said Monday.

UA, University of Arizona, shooting, first-degree murder, firing, police chief, provost
May 2, 2023

University of Arizona police chief, provost departing

The University of Arizona is severing ties with its first female police chief as well as a provost after criticism of campus safety issues arose following a professor's shooting death.

Apr 18, 2023

Arizona inmate sentenced to death again in cellmate’s murder

An Arizona man has been sentenced to death for the second time in the 2010 murder of his prison cellmate, who was castrated and had his throat slit.

wrongfully convicted, Arizona Justice Project, Innocence Network conference
Apr 17, 2023

‘I was wrongfully convicted’: Exonerated Arizonan fights to change criminal justice

Khalil Rushdan, who was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and incarcerated for 15 years, spoke at the spoke at the Innocence Network conference on April 14 and 15 in Phoenix.

UA, University of Arizona, shooting, first-degree murder, firing, police chief, provost
Mar 27, 2023

Report finds UA campus safety gaps in wake of fatal shooting

There were multiple missed opportunities to investigate and possibly arrest an expelled University of Arizona graduate student who shot and killed a professor last year, according to an independent review.

inmate, Buckeye, state prison, homicide
Mar 27, 2023

Arizona prison inmate dies, being investigated as a homicide

An inmate died at an Arizona prison Saturday and authorities said it is being investigated as a homicide.

rancher, first-degree murder, Nogales, Mexico
Mar 6, 2023

Arizona rancher arraigned in Mexican man’s shooting death

An Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges.

trial, second-degree murder, rancher, Nogales, border, Border Patrol agents
Feb 27, 2023

Judge OK’s Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killing

An Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man, will face trial on charges including second-degree murder and aggravated assault, a judge ruled.

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