Legal scandal forces Pinal County off high-profile capital murder case

By: Michael Kiefer

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 1,134

Last Updated: 6 hours, 4 minutes ago

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A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has disqualified the Pinal County Attorney’s Office and the Pinal County Superior Court from trying a high-profile capital murder case plagued by legal scandal.

Judge Patricia Starr issued her order Aug. 12. It’s still unclear which county will prosecute the case and where it will be tried.

The quadruple murder was brutal: two men and two women shot and slashed at a low-rent casita in Casa Grande in October …

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