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Crystal Hulsey’s 2022 booking mugshot. (Maricopa County)<\/strong><\/p>\n PHOENIX<\/strong> – A Phoenix<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>woman accused in the brutal 2022 killing of a woman<\/strong><\/a> whose body was stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in the desert has pleaded guilty, officially taking the death penalty off the table.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Crystal Hulsey, 37, entered a guilty plea on Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court<\/strong><\/a> to an extensive slate of felony charges, including first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault. The Aug. 13 plea agreement resolves the death penalty case against her following four years of prosecution by the Maricopa County<\/strong><\/a> Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n The charges stem from the September 2022 murder of 39-year-old Jennifer Lynn Beede<\/strong><\/a>. According to police reports, Hulsey and her co-defendant, Jose Jaquez, were acting as handlers for Beede in connection with sex work operations when they confronted her at a Phoenix hotel. Investigators said Jaquez placed a dog leash around Beede’s neck and forced her into a suitcase before the pair transported her to a remote area near Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway<\/strong><\/a> in north Phoenix, where she was shot in the head and left inside the luggage. A bicyclist discovered her remains the following morning.<\/p>\n Jennifer Beede (Silent Witness)<\/strong><\/p>\n Jaquez, 36, previously accepted a plea deal in the case and was sentenced to life in prison after prosecutors sought the death penalty against both defendants<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n RELATED STORY: <\/strong>Ex-Phoenix cop linked to Jennifer Beede gets prison time for sex abuse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n In the hours following the murder, court records show Hulsey and Jaquez committed a series of additional violent crimes, including holding a man they met on Tinder at gunpoint<\/strong><\/a>, extorting his banking information and stealing his car. Hulsey\u2019s comprehensive guilty plea covers those subsequent offenses, including multiple counts of auto theft, aggravated robbery, pandering, prostitution and narcotics possession.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n “We cannot discuss the details of a plea agreement, but we can share that this is no longer a death penalty case,” a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office<\/strong><\/a> told FOX 10.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Arizona prosecutors seek death penalty a second time for 2 inmates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Map of the area where police found Beede’s body in a suitcase:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> Information in this report was gathered from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Maricopa County Superior Court and Phoenix Police Department records.<\/p>\n Crime and Public Safety<\/a>North Phoenix<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Crystal Hulsey’s 2022 booking mugshot. 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