Alex Madrid was found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old Mesa girl

MESA, Arizona. – A jury found Alex Madrid guilty of murdering a teenager more than a decade ago.

Madrid was found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor. The victim in the case, Claudia Ann Lucero, was killed in 2013 and according to our previous reports, Madrid had recently separated from Lucero's mother at the time of the murder. Lucero's body was found in a dumpster located two miles from her home in Mesa. Lucero was 14 years old at the time of her death.

According to the coroner's report, the victim was strangled and sexually assaulted, and DNA linked Madrid to the crime.

The sentencing phase of the Madrid trial is scheduled to begin on October 9, when a jury will decide whether Madrid will be executed or spend his life behind bars.