Florida Baseball Bat Killers Back On Death Row: Mass Murderers Resentenced To Die
Story by Maria Hernandez • 14h
Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter, convicted in the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County history, were once again sentenced to death during a hearing on Monday. The decision by the Honorable Dawn Nichols follows a recent jury recommendation for the death penalty on all counts for both men.
Victorino, now 48, and Hunter, 39, were responsible for the brutal 2004 home invasion in Deltona, where they, along with two co-defendants, stabbed and beat six people and a dog to death with baseball bats. The defendants were initially convicted and sentenced to death in 2006.
The path to Monday's sentencing has been lengthy and complex. While Victorino and Hunter’s murder convictions stood, their original death sentences were nullified in 2018 after Florida courts began requiring a unanimous jury recommendation in capital cases. Their initial sentences were not based on a unanimous jury. The two co-defendants, Michael Salas and Robert Cannon, are serving life in prison.
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