Mesa Community Relieved as Man Receives Death Penalty for Murder of Local Teen After Long-Awaited Justice
PHOENIX — After over a decade of legal proceedings, a Phoenix court has sentenced 42-year-old Alex Anthony Madrid to death for the violent rape and murder of 14-year-old Claudia Lucero, a high school freshman from Mesa. This decision was confirmed by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, marking a significant, though somber, closure for Lucero’s family. In a courtroom filled with palpable emotion, Madrid addressed Lucero’s family, expressing a simple hope for forgiveness. This gesture came …