Criminal Law

Prosecutor Will Seek the Death Penalty for Florida Man Charged With Murdering His Estranged Wife

A Florida man accused of killing his wife and keeping her body in a storage unit will face a possible death sentence, the prosecutor for Orange County said Thursday.

Cory Hill, 51, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the killing of Shakeira Rucker, and State Attorney Andrew A. Bain said his office will seek the death penalty in the case.

Bain said Thursday that “the cold, calculating methodology of the homicide” and a prior violent offense led his office to seek the death penalty.

Read the source article at NBC News

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