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Jury recommends life sentence for Jacksonville man who plotted to have wife killed, decides against death penalty
Read full article: Jury recommends life sentence for Jacksonville man who plotted to have wife killed, decides against death penaltyA jury on Tuesday recommended that a Jacksonville man found guilty of first-degree murder in the plot to have his wife killed in 2019 spend the rest of his life in prison, deciding against the death penalty.
Jury recommends life sentence for Jacksonville man who paid to have wife killed, decides against death penalty
Read full article: Jury recommends life sentence for Jacksonville man who paid to have wife killed, decides against death penaltyA jury on Tuesday recommended that a Jacksonville man found guilty of first-degree murder in the plot to have his wife killed in 2019 spend the rest of his life in prison, deciding against the death penalty.
‘Kindest heart of all’: Children of mother killed in plot orchestrated by their father testify in death sentence hearing
Read full article: ‘Kindest heart of all’: Children of mother killed in plot orchestrated by their father testify in death sentence hearingThe sentencing hearing will begin Monday morning for a Jacksonville man found guilty of first-degree murder in the plot to have his wife killed in 2019.
Jacksonville man found guilty of first-degree murder in plot to kill wife in 2019
Read full article: Jacksonville man found guilty of first-degree murder in plot to kill wife in 2019A day after Jerry Burns’ mistress testified to her role in what prosecutors are calling a murder-for-hire plot, potentially graphic testimony is expected Friday.
A Jacksonville woman was stabbed 39 times while she slept. Her husband is accused of paying his mistress to kill her
Read full article: A Jacksonville woman was stabbed 39 times while she slept. Her husband is accused of paying his mistress to kill herAccording to prosecutor Alan Mizrahi, Jerry Burns agreed to pay $50,000 to his mistress, Amanda Love, to hire someone to murder his wife. That someone happened to be Love’s longtime on-again, off-again partner, Stephen Hand.
‘Cheaper if she was killed’: Mistress of man accused in murder-for-hire plot says she killed wife for money, not love
Read full article: ‘Cheaper if she was killed’: Mistress of man accused in murder-for-hire plot says she killed wife for money, not loveOpening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of working with his mistress to hire someone to murder his wife in 2019.
Man convicted in murder of Jacksonville woman testifies her husband paid him to stab her to death
Read full article: Man convicted in murder of Jacksonville woman testifies her husband paid him to stab her to deathOpening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of working with his mistress to hire someone to murder his wife in 2019.
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Jacksonville murder-for-hire suspects 2 of 4 indicted by grand jury
Read full article: Jacksonville murder-for-hire suspects 2 of 4 indicted by grand juryA grand jury has returned first-degree murder charges in three high-profile Jacksonville cases, including two suspects charged in a 2019 murder-for-hire killing.
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Woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire of her boyfriend's wife
Read full article: Woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire of her boyfriend's wifeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in the killing of her boyfriend's wife. Amanda Love, 31, along with Jerry Burns, 50, were arrested after Velvet Burns was found dead May 9 in the couple's Westside home. WATCH: JSO briefing on murder-for-hire arrests |More arrests expected in murder of womanCrystal Strickland told News4Jax at the time that Velvet Burns (pictured, right) was her best friend. She said she found Velvet Burns' body and immediately called police when she saw the backdoor of the home was left open. Strickland said Velvet and Jerry Burns were together for 27 years and known as a hardworking couple.