Alvie Kiles
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Yuma County, Arizona, USA
- Date of birth
- May 21, 1961
- Age at first offence
- 28
- Characteristics
- parricide, the bodies were never found
- Victim profile
- His girlfriend, Valerie Gunnell, and her two daughters, 9-month-old Lecresha and 5-year-old Shemaeah
- Method of murder
- Beating with a bumper jack
- Date(s) of murder
- February 9, 1989
- Years active
- 1989
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on June 13, 2006
Background
Alvie Kiles lived in Yuma with his girlfriend, Valerie Gunnell, and her two daughters, 9-month-old Lecresha and 5-year-old Shemaeah.
The offence
On February 9, 1989, Kiles used a bumper jack to bludgeon Valerie to death in their home. He then killed the two children because they started “screaming and hollering” as he killed their mother. Kiles later bragged about the murders to an acquaintance and took him on a tour of the murder scene, during which Kiles stepped on Valerie’s head.
Lecresha’s body was later found floating in a canal in Mexico. Shemaeah’s body was never found.
Investigation
Kiles bragged about the murders to an acquaintance and took him on a tour of the murder scene, during which Kiles stepped on Valerie’s head.
Trial
Start of Trial: December 5, 1989
Proceedings:
- Presiding Judge: Hon. Douglas W. Keddi
- Hon. Kirby Kongable (resentencing)
- Prosecutor: Phillip Hall & Thomas Varela; Dave Powell (retrial and resentencing) and Desi Rubalcaba (retrial)
- Defense Counsel: Treasure Van Druemmel & Greg Clark (retrial and resentencing)
Verdict:
- December 15, 1989 (retrial)
Sentencing
Sentencing:
- March 28, 1990
- June 13, 2006 (resentencing)
Aggravating Circumstances (applicable to both murder victims):
- Prior conviction for a serious offense
- Especially heinous, cruel or depraved
- Multiple homicides
Appeals
Published opinions:
- State v. Kiles, 175 Ariz. 358, 857 P.2d 1212 (1993)
- [Direct Appeal pending before the Arizona Supreme Court]
Outcome
Kiles was sentenced to death on June 13, 2006.
Other details
Age of Victim (over 70).
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