Scottsdale Woman Makes Jodi Arias Look Like an Amateur: Shari Tobyne Chopped Up Her Husband, Scattered Him Over Three Counties

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Scottsdale PD
Shari Tobyne
While everyone's caught up in the hype of the Jodi Arias trial, we'll point out a quieter case that ended on Friday with a Scottsdale woman being sentenced to life in prison.

Shari Tobyne shot her husband of 35 years, Dwight, then chopped up his body, and left most of his remains scattered over three counties in the state.

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Tony Phung, Restaurant Owner, Accused of Stabbing Co-Owners to Death in Dining Area

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MCSO
Tony Phung
Believe it or not, Amy's Baking Company may not be the biggest "kitchen nightmare" in the Valley.

That honor goes to Phoenix Vietnamese restaurant Pho 35, where the owner allegedly stabbed two of the restaurant's co-owners to death in the dining room Thursday.

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Jan Brewer's Near-Redemption: Man Gets 14 Years in Prison for Cartel Beheading in Chandler

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The man who kind of made Governor Jan Brewer's comments about headless bodies in the desert a reality was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

"Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded," Brewer said back in June 2010.

See also:
-"Spillover" Violence From Mexico Not Really Happening, According to Border Cops
-Jan Brewer's Quest to Find Headless Cartel-Linked Bodies in Desert Finally Yields Fruit
-Chandler Man Arrested for Allegedly Chopping Off Neighbor's Head


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Darnell Alvarez Beat His 2-Year-Old Son to Death With a Belt, Cops Say

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Darnell Alvarez
A 24-year-old Phoenix man beat his 2-year-old son to death with a belt while the child's mother failed to act before her child's death, police say.

Darnell Alvarez, and Davieanna Blake, the child's parents, left their child to die instead of getting medical attention, fearing that Child Protective Services would be called if they took him to the hospital, according to court documents obtained by New Times.

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Men Plead Not Guilty in Murders of Phoenix Bail Bondsmen

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MCSO
Nicholas Malicki
The man accused of shooting and killing two Phoenix bail bondsmen, as well as the man accused of suggesting that he shoot them, have pleaded not guilty to all the charges against them.

Police said Anthony Giunta got a little scraped up when he was picked up by a pair of Phoenix bail bondsmen for skipping bail, and he urged that his friends and family who were watching the incident shoot the bail bondsmen. Nicholas Malicki, 23, actually murdered the men, according to police.

See also:
-Nicholas Malicki Accused of Murdering Bail Bondsmen at Friend's Suggestion


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Nina Koistinen, Accused of Killing 6-Day-Old Baby, Was the "Greatest Mother," Husband Says

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Nina Koistinen was the "greatest mother," according to her husband.
The Phoenix mother who police say admitted to killing her 6-day-old baby girl was the "greatest mother," according to her husband.

Bradley Koistinen maintained that his wife, Nina Koistinen, did not kill their 6-day-old daughter Maya -- their eighth child -- as he described his wife's history of mental illness at her initial court appearance.

See also:
-Nina Koistinen Says She Killed Her 6-Day-Old Baby Because She "Had Too Many Kids Already"


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Becky Kasper ID'd as ASU Student Allegedly Killed by Boyfriend With a Dumbbell

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The Arizona State University student found dead in a Tempe apartment is identified in court paperwork as 19-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Kasper.

Court documents describe a written note left near Kasper's body that police believe was written by Kasper's boyfriend, 22-year-old Luis Soltero, admitting to killing her. That note wasn't found far from the apparent murder weapon -- a dumbbell.

See also:
-ASU Student, 19, Killed by Boyfriend Luis Soltero in Tempe, Police Say


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ASU Student, 19, Killed by Boyfriend Luis Soltero in Tempe, Police Say

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Tempe PD
Luis Soltero
A 19-year-old Arizona State University sophomore was found dead in her Tempe apartment yesterday, according to police.

The student's name hasn't been released at this point, but police believe 22-year-old Luis Soltero, the woman's boyfriend, murdered her.

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Nicholas Malicki Accused of Murdering Two Phoenix Bail Bondsmen at His Friend's Suggestion

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MCSO
Nicholas Malicki
Anthony Giunta got a little scraped up earlier this week while being picked up by a pair of Phoenix bail bondsmen for skipping bail, and he urged that his friends and family who were watching the incident shoot the bail bondsmen.

Police say 23-year-old Nicholas Malicki obliged, and murdered the men.

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Carlos Rodriguez Admits to Shooting Up Phoenix Birthday Party, Killing Two

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MCSO
Carlos Rodriguez
Police say the man who shot at a group of people attending a birthday party in Phoenix this weekend, killing two people, admitted to doing just that.

One of the men killed in Carlos Rodriguez's drive-by shooting was the birthday boy, 18-year-old Jason Acosta-Ramos.

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