US Edition2 Men Convicted in Deltona Xbox Murders Resentenced to Death
After legal delays and a 2023 mistrial, a jury again recommended death sentences for Victorino and Hunter for the 2004 Deltona home invasion killing six victims.
- On Monday, Judge Dawn Nichols resentenced Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter to death for the killings of six people and a dog in a Deltona home on Aug. 6, 2004, confirming the recommendations at the Volusia County Courthouse.
- After a 2017 Florida Supreme Court ruling requiring unanimous jury death recommendations, the resentencing process beginning in 2023 ended in a mistrial due to a state law change reducing the juror threshold to eight.
- Prosecutors say Victorino, Hunter and two others stormed the Telford Lane home to retrieve Victorino's Xbox game system and beat victims with aluminum bats and stabbing, causing blunt force trauma.
- Both defendants were told of appellate rights and ordered transferred to death row, with defense attorneys saying they will appeal within 30 days and face Florida Supreme Court automatic review.
- The case has dragged on for more than 20 years and drew national attention as one of Central Florida's most notorious mass killings, while co-defendants Michael Salas and Robert Cannon received life sentences.
15 Articles
15 Articles
The spokesman-Review
2 men convicted in Florida ‘Xbox murders’ resentenced to death
Two men convicted of killing six people in Deltona in 2004 in one of Central Florida’s most notorious mass killings known as the “Xbox murders” were given the death penalty again during a resentencing hearing Monday.
FL v. Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter: Xbox Murders Resentencing
DELAND, Fla. (Court TV) — Nearly two decades after they were convicted of brutally murdering six people, a jury recommended that two men be put to death. Troy Victorino (L) and Jerone Hunter (R) appear in court during jury selection for their resentencing. Both men were initially given the death penalty for their roles in killing six people at a Florida home, but those sentences were overturned. (Pool/Court TV) Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter w…
2 men convicted in Deltona ‘Xbox murders’ resentenced to death
Two men convicted of killing six people in Deltona in 2004 in one of Central Florida’s most notorious mass killings known as the “Xbox murders” were given the death penalty again during a resentencing hearing Monday. Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter had their original death penalty sentences thrown out after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2016 said Florida’s death penalty system was unconstitutional. Both convicts’ death penalty sentences came f…
2 men convicted in Deltona Xbox murders resentenced to death
After years of appeals, mistrials and changes to Florida’s death penalty law, a judge on Monday will resentence two men convicted in the brutal murders of six people and a dog in a Deltona home in 2004.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
