04 February 2026 :
January 29, 2026 - Arizona. Franklin Arnett Clifton sentenced to death
Clifton was convicted of a deadly shooting that happened on Oct. 17, 2014. According to investigators, Clifton drove by on a motorcycle and shot 2 women he argued with during the previous week. One woman died from the gunshot, and Clifton was convicted of attempted murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of the other woman.
In addition to the murder charge, Clifton, 39, was convicted of attempted murder and kidnapping combined with sexual assault of another woman during the same shooting. For those convictions, he received 2 concurrent 23-year sentences, according to the court’s order of confinement. The order was issued on Thursday, the same day as the death penalty verdict.
