Cola Beale, who was found guilty earlier this year for killing his girlfriend and adoptive father in 2022 will be back in court on Monday for allegedly killing his cousin.
Beale is accused of murdering 32-year-old cousin, Downing McLean — his third and final victim in the crime spree. He faces charges of first-degree murder and use of a gun to commit murder.
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Cola Beale convicted of two murders, burning down his girlfriend’s townhome
Foster Meyerson 12:24 PM, Mar 20, 2024
In March 2022, Beale shot his girlfriend, Czavi’er Hill, 31, in the head inside her Virginia Beach home and then set the residence on fire, burning Hill’s dog alive while it was caged in a kennel.
A couple of days later, police say Beale shot and killed his adoptive father, Clifton Baxter, 73, while he slept on the couch inside his house.
Beale admitted to these killings in a police interrogation and a News 3 jailhouse interview .
Part 1: Cola Beale IV interview from jail after being arrested, accused of 3 homicides