John C. Byrd III has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing his wife. The murder happened in July 2024, at a home near Baseline and Crismon. Byrd pleaded guilty in April 2025.

Guerin hopes warmer weather will bolster the crowd to come check out the downtown studio. Guerin Art and Music Studio is currently open by appointment only. John Guerin can be reached at 507-258-4035.

A former Maricopa County Attorney's Office detective was sentenced to 19 years in state prison for killing his wife of 18 years in the summer of 2024. John Byrd, 47, who previously specialized in ...

Former Maricopa County Attorney's Office Detective John Byrd is scheduled to be sentenced for the death of his wife, Elizabeth, in July of 2024. In April, Byrd pleaded guilty to second-degree ...

John Byrd, 47, who previously specialized in investigating domestic violence cases, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after strangling his wife, Elizabeth Byrd, 43, on July 31, 2024, in the ...