Tuesday, January 13th:
*Evidentiary Hearing (@ 10:30am ADT) - AZ -
9 killed, 2 injured from August 2015 to July 2016, W. Phoenix; Victims:
Raul Romero, 61 occurred on 8/16/15 was shot & killed,
Jesse Olivas. 22 was shot to death on 1/1/16, a
16 year old boy was shot & wounded on 3/17/16, a
21 year old man shot & wounded on 3/18/16,
Diego Verdugo-Sanchez, 21 was shot & killed on 4/1/16,
Krystal Annette White, 55 was shot to death on 4/19/16,
Horacio Pena, 32 was shot to death on 6/1/16,
Manuel Castro Garcia, 19 was killed on 6/10/16,
Stefanie Ellis, 33 & her daughter,
Maleah, 12 were killed on 6/12/16, their friend
Angela Linner, 31 was also shot; she initially survived, but died from her wounds three weeks later; on 7/11/16, the shooter opened fire on a car occupied by a
21-year-old man & a
4 year old boy, but neither was injured. –
*Aaron Juan Saucedo (23/now 31) ("Serial Street Shooter") indicted (5/9/17),
charged (6/29/17) & arraigned (7/18/17) with 9 counts 1st degree premeditated murder, 6 counts drive-by shooting, 2 counts attempt to commit 1st degree murder, 2 counts aggravated assault, 1 count of endangerment & 1 count discharge of firearm. Plead not guilty. No bond. DP case. Maricopa County
Trial was set to begin on 12/1/25 has been continued on 12/7/26. (Trial cancelled 6 times).
Judge Patricia Starr was presiding changed to Judge Kiefer [4/18/25]. Prosecutor Jessi Wade. Defense attorney Thomas Glow.
Court info from 6/18/18 thru 11/7/25 reference post #380 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ootings-april-june-2016-arrest.310513/page-19
11/14/25 Docket update: State's motion to continue Rule 11 hearing on 11/19/25. Evidentiary hearing-continued on 1/13/26 @ 10:30am. Next status conference hearing on 11/21/25 @ 3:15pm.
11/21/25 Update: Motion to continue trial-granted. Trial will now start 12/7/26 @ 10am. Next evidentiary hearing on 1/13/26 @ 10:30am & a status hearing on 4/10/26 @ 1:30pm.
