Man Found Guilty of Murdering Ex-Girlfriend and Infant Son Receives Life Sentence Without Parole
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Enoch Zarceno Turner, who was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal murders of his former girlfriend, Heather Cook, and their four-month-old son, Bentley Cook.
The court’s decision, filed Tuesday, rejected Turner’s appeal, which argued that the state failed to adequately prove his identity as the perpetrator.
According to court documents, the horrifying crime occurred in the early morning hours of September 13, 2019, in Shelby County. Turner, upset over child support demands and a scheduled paternity test, allegedly entered Heather Cook’s home and fatally stabbed her more than 100 times…