Third person on trial in KD7VWJ and KD7VWK murder case

The capital murder trial of a third defendant in the murder at sea of Thomas and Jackie Hawkes, KD7VWJ and KD7VWK, has begun in Southern California.

43-year-old John Fitzgerald Kennedy is accused of being the
muscle man in the killings of a couple tied to an anchor and thrown off their boat off the coast of Southern California's Newport Beach.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy said the mastermind of the plan to steal the yacht was convicted killer Skylar Deleon. Deleon wanted to steal both the Hawke's yacht and their identity so he could rifle their life savings.

Like Deleon, Kennedy was charged with two counts of murder with the special circumstances of murder for financial gain and multiple murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death sentence in the case.

Deleon has already been convicted of the murders and several other counts. He faces the death penalty when he is sentenced on March 20.

Source: ARNewsline™