January 25, 2004
Man gets death penalty for killing Sarasota neighbor
Full story: Bradeton.com
Circuit Judge Lee Haworth followed the recommendation of a jury, which voted 11-1 in August that John Troy, 34, should be put to death rather than spend life in prison for the murder of Bonnie Carroll, 20, in Sarasota. Troy was accused of stabbing Carroll 44 times in September 2001, slitting her throat, choking her, trying to rape her, and then stealing her car. Hours later, he beat his mother's friend, Tracie Burchette, took her car and left her with a skull fracture.Posted by stupefied
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