Suspect Alexander Lee Smith arrested a year later in Arizona for murdering two victims in Peoria home.

Alexander Lee Smith, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Walter Mitchell, 52, and Susie Ephrem, 42, whose bodies were found in their Peoria home after a forced entry. Smith was captured in Gilbert, Arizona, on the one-year anniversary of the incident. Police believe the crime was not random, but have not disclosed a motive or how Smith knew the victims. Smith is being held on a $3 million cash-only bond.

November 13, 2024
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