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<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>police say domestic double homicide suspect, is really a serial killer now accused of slaying nine people in three weeks, including his mother and stepfather in Maricopa County, Ariz </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Rene Cooksey, 56, and Edward Nunn, 54, were found dead in their home on Dec 17, last year</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Their son Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is accused of killing nine people late last year, including his own parents</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>All the slayings took place between Nov. 27 and Dec. 17 in the Phoenix area.</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Phoenix police announced they had enough evidence to arrest 35-year-old Cooksey Jr. on suspicion of killing his mother and stepfather, on Dec 17</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>The first two victims, Andrew Remillard, 27, and 21-year-old Parker Smith, were killed on Nov. 27</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Maria Villanueva, 43, was sexually assaulted and murdered by Cooksey on Dec. 16, ending with the double homicide of Dec 17 involving his family members</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Cooksey&#8217;s gun linked him to the victims </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #030000;"><strong>Cooksey&#8217;s list of priors includes a conviction for manslaughter when he was just 18 leading to his spending 13 years in jail</strong></span></h6>
<h6><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288645" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cleophus-Cooksey-Jr.-3.jpg" alt="Cleophus Cooksey Jr. 3.jpg" width="719" height="728" /><strong>Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is accused of killing nine people in a three-week span late last year</strong></h6>
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<article id="ra-body">An Arizona man is accused of killing nine people in a three-week span, including his mother and stepfather.<br />
Cleophus Cooksey Jr. was arrested after fatally shooting his parents in Phoenix on Dec. 17, but investigators have now tied him to seven other murders in the area.<br />
&#8220;Our detectives didn&#8217;t stop there, they kept digging,&#8221; Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said during a press conference on Thursday.<br />
The bodies of Rene Cooksey and Edward Nunn were found in their home. All the slayings took place between Nov. 27 and Dec. 17 in the Phoenix area.</p>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288644" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Rene-Spanksy-Cooksey-3.jpg" alt="Rene Spanksy Cooksey 3.jpg" width="667" height="500" />The killer&#8217;s mother, Rene &#8216;Spanksy&#8217; Cooksey is final known victim</strong></h6>
<p>Initially the nine murders lacked a regular pattern and could not all be connected to Cooksey, until he was in custody.<br />
A month later, police said they had utilized new technology to link Cooksey to at least seven other unsolved homicides in metro Phoenix, including killings in a south Phoenix alley, at Glendale apartment complexes and in grassy fields.<br />
The <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/01/18/phoenix-police-double-murder-suspect-cleophus-cooksey-seven-homicides/1019194001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Arizona Republic</a> reports that the victims include the brother of Cooksey&#8217;s former girlfriend, but the other victims appear to be random: &#8220;Our streets are safer today,&#8221; Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said as he credited multiple law enforcement agencies for the collar.<br />
The first two victims, 27-year-old Andrew Remillard and 21-year-old Parker Smith, were killed on Nov. 27.<br />
On Dec 2, Cooksey allegedly killed Salim Richards, 35, before murdering his ex-girlfriend&#8217;s brother, Jesus Bonifacio Real, 25.<br />
Two days later, he killed 29-year-old Latorrie Beckford on Dec 11, followed by Kristopher Cameron, who was found kneeling in a grassy field on Dec 15<br />
Authorities say Maria Villanueva, 43, was sexually assaulted and murdered by Cooksey on Dec. 16, before he was arrested at the scene of the murders of his mum <strong>Rene </strong>Cooksey, 56, and stepdad Edward Nunn, 54, on Dec 17.<br />
Police responded to a shots-fired call and discovered the younger Cooksey at the residence. He was arrested at the scene.</p>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288646" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cleophus-Cookseys-victims-.jpg" alt="Cleophus Cooksey's victims .jpg" width="1200" height="845" />Chart of Cooksey Jr&#8217;s victims which paints a random portrait, police said<br />
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<p>The common thread during the investigation was the gun which linked Cooksey to all nine victims was the murder weapon. The gun belonged to the suspect.<br />
The suspected serial killer, who is 35, was convicted of manslaughter when he was just 16. As reported by <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/01/18/phoenix-police-double-murder-suspect-cleophus-cooksey-seven-homicides/1019194001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Arizona Republic</a>, Cooksey and four others had attempted to rob a topless bar in Phoenix, leading to the death of one person.<br />
After spending all of his 20s in prison on the manslaughter conviction, he has been in and out of law enforcement custody in recent years.<br />
because the murders were spread across demographics and were committed using various methods, officials have not ruled out the possibility that there could be more victims.<br />
Investigators have recommended Cooksey be charged with seven additional murder counts, along with charges of prohibited possession of a firearm, armed robbery and sexual assault.<br />
The Maricopa County Attorney&#8217;s Office will make the final charging decision.</p>
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<p>Cooksey who has a lengthy criminal record, according to the <a href="https://inmatedatasearch.azcorrections.gov/PrintInmate.aspx?ID=162476" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona Department of Corrections.</a><br />
After serving 133 of 16 years in jail for the 2001 manslaughter conviction, Cooksey had multiple legal problems while in prison including a 2008 citation for a sex act.<br />
In June 2017, the suspect was convicted of disorderly conduct and spent a month in prison being released in July.</p>
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<p>Cooksey reportedly was also an aspiring rapper going by the name&#8217; King Playbola&#8217;<br />
According to his YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nrLHg1zYe3cuAKZJ3LgsQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">channel,</a> Cooksey was an aspiring rapper who goes by the moniker King Playbola. His song titles include, “Hoodlum” and “Who Knows?” <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Y2vV6JlaeUYJ:www.aftonshows.com/kingplaybola+&;cd=11&;hl=en&;ct=clnk&;gl=us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Records</a> show that Cooksey was due to play a show at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix on December 21, four days after his mother was murdered.</p>
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Phoenix man accused of killing parents, is a serial killer – Cops have linked Cleophus Cooksey Jr to 9 different murders
