Sean Holstege
PhoenixNewTimes
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Ex-Phoenix Bar Owner's Long Run From Justice Finally Ends in Prison
In June of 2017, Arthur Bachelier said he was ready to open the Monocle, a bar and restaurant in an historic house in downtown Phoenix,. That was before it was revealed he had a felony conviction. Since then, it's been a long run to justice, which has finally ended. → Read More
Inside the Mind of an Accused Serial Killer: Cleophus Cooksey’s Police Interviews
In a three-hour police interview in January 2018 obtained through a public records request by Phoenix New Times, Cleophus Cooksey Jr. depicted himself as a man of God, reformed in prison, someone who saw the light in people. → Read More
Jailhouse Interview: Ex-Prison Guard Speaks Out on Charge of Murdering Stepdaughter
Lisa Cunningham once stood guard over women convicts. Now the Australian-born woman, who is charged with murdering her stepdaughter in Goodyear, rubs shoulders with the accused during the one hour a day she’s not locked in her segregated cell, possibly facing death-penalty charges. → Read More
Anatomy of Two Murders, Part II: Did Salim Richards Know His Killer?
Thirty-six-year-old Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is accused of eight murders and suspected of a ninth. Two of the shooting deaths attributed to Cooksey stand out. New reports document the deaths of Salim Richards and Maria Villanueva and shed additional light on both cases. → Read More
Anatomy of Two Murders, Part I: Maria Villanueva and a Road Map of Death
Thirty-six-year-old Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is accused of eight murders and suspected of a ninth. Two of the shooting deaths attributed to Cooksey stand out. New reports document the deaths of Salim Richards and Maria Villanueva and shed additional light on both cases. → Read More
Will Judge Dismiss First-Degree Murder Charge Against Ex-Cop, Australian Wife?
Judge is considering four options, including dismissing the death-penalty charge in the case against parents accused of murdering 7-year-old Sanaa Cunningham. → Read More
The Death of Sanaa Cunningham: Murder or Medical Tragedy?
Who failed this 7-year-old girl: Her father, her stepmother, police, DCS, or all of the above? → Read More
Aussie Madness: Death-Penalty Case in Phoenix Creates a Stir Down Under
No Australian has been executed in American in more than 150 years. Aussie Lisa Cunningham and her husband, Germayne, are charged with murder of his daughter. → Read More
Judge Rules Ex-Phoenix Cop, Wife Eligible for Death Penalty; Locks Them Up
Sheriff’s deputies cuffed the unemotional couple and led them out of sight into custody after an extraordinary two-day evidentiary hearing that tested the patience of the judge and previewed what a jury will hear if the case of the death of 7-year-old Sanaa Cunningham gets to trial. → Read More
UPDATE: Hearing Continued to Determine if Ex-Phoenix Cop to Face Death Penalty
Prosecutors allege the couple bound Sanaa with plastic police ties, left her to sleep outside, and locked her in a laundry room, often wearing diapers. → Read More
Why Is This Ex-Restaurant Owner Still on the Lam After Latest Rape Allegations?
Woman says she was raped by Arthur Bachelier, former co-owner of The Monocle in downtown Phoenix, a restaurant that never opened. → Read More
Final Four: Phoenix Will Host NCAA Basketball Again in 2024
Phoenix previously hosted the championship in 2017. → Read More
FilmBar Turns Into an Intimate Soccer Arena for World Cup Fans
Theater is showing the semifinals and Sunday's finals match. → Read More
Indictment: How a Phoenix Couple Cashed in With Your Credit Card Numbers
One of the accused pleads guilty to using more than 1,700 credit card numbers and more than 100 stolen cards to steal more as much as $1.5 million. → Read More
Yarnell Hill Fire, Five Years Later: Lessons Not Learned and Five Potential Hot Spots
Weather and fuel conditions are so helpful in predicting fire behavior that state officials now rank the dangers ot Arizona communities and publish an interactive map based on those risks. → Read More
New Details in Death of Ex-Phoenix Cop's Daughter: Severe Neglect, Abuse Alleged
Secrecy shrouds the case of a former Phoenix cop who was never arrested or jailed after being charged with killing his mentally ill young daughter, even as prosecutors mulled seeking the death penalty. → Read More
10 Ways to Choose a Soccer Team to Root for in World Cup
America is out ... so how will you pick your favorite? Mexico has a big following in Phoenix area but Iceland is getting a lot of underdog support. → Read More
Circle of Terror: Following the Trail of Deadly IEDs From Arizona to Iraq and Back
Roadside bombs that included parts made in Chandler killed Arizona soldiers in Iraq but also helped Phoenix agents catch and convict the man they say made them → Read More
How The Rose and Crown Became a Madhouse for English Soccer in Phoenix
Hundreds of former Brits, Irish and other soccer fans will gather at the Phoenix pub to watch Liverpool take on Real Madrid for European Champions League title Saturday. → Read More
Blimey, Mate! Another Royal Wedding — Let's Have a Pint
American royal watchers will party with tea, biscuits, champagne, bowlers and fascinators. → Read More