Salim Richards

Murdered
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A month after police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of killing his mother and stepfather, the Phoenix Police Department on Thursday announced it had a previously unannounced serial killer in custody — its second in less than a year.

Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is accused of slaying at least nine Valley residents during a three-week period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A felon-turned-aspiring-rapper who nicknamed himself “Playboy,” Cooksey was arrested at the spot of the De ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Salim Richards

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Phoenix

    AZ

    2017-12-02

    35

    Salim

    Richards

    yes


    Area Body Found:
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    07/27/2024
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    04/06/2024
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    06/28/2023
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