Benjamin Cota, Arizona

Benjamin Cota is a Mexican American on death row in the state of Arizona.

Crime

According to the DOC, Benjamin Bernal Cota was sentenced to death for the murders of Guadalupe Zavala and her husband Victor Martinez. In November of 2003, the Glendale couple hired Cota to do some repairs on their home. The couple was last seen alive on December 30, and on January 6, 2004, police found the bodies of both Martinez and Zavala wrapped in plastic hidden in the bedroom closet. The investigation proved Cota beat Martinez to death with a baseball bat or hammer. Cota then waited for Zavala to come home from work and bound her hands and feet; he struck her in the head and face repeatedly with a meat cleaver or machete. Cota stayed in the residence for the following week, forged checks from the couple's accounts, and even took title to one of their vehicles. Police arrested Cota after a high-speed pursuit during which he crashed one of the couples vehicles.

Address

ASPC-F CENTRAL D/RW

Benjamin Cota 137044

PO Box 8200

Florence, AZ 85132

Links of Interest

Man convicted of murder in self-defense case granted new trial
State v Cota

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