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Opening statements in Jennifer Deleon trialOpening statements are expected today in the trial of Jennifer Deleon, 24, for the Newport Beach murder of ham radio couple Thomas and Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ and KD7VWK. She is the first of three co-defendants to be tried and is charged with two counts of murder with allegations for committing multiple murders for financial gain. If convicted, she faces a possible sentence of 15 years to life in prison. In November 2004, Thomas and Jackie Hawks placed an advertisement for their 55-foot boat named “Well Deserved” for $440,000. They wanted to spend more time with their new grandchild in Arizona. Jennifer Deleon, Skylar Deleon, Kennedy, Alonso Machain, 22, Pico Rivera, and Myron Gardner Sr., 33, of Long Beach, are accused of participating in the murder of the Hawks to take their boat and life savings Skylar Deleon and Machain are accused of staking out the boat and the
victims on November 6th. Jennifer Deleon is accused of gaining the trust
of the Hawks by bringing her On November 15th, Skylar Deleon, Machain, and Kennedy are accused of taking the boat out of the harbor, overpowering the Hawks, forcing them to sign the transfer of title documents, handcuffing and tying them to the anchor, and drowning them. Late last month, the Honorable Judge Frank Fasel granted a motion to separate Jennifer Deleon’s trial from that of her husband, Skylar Deleon, 26, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 40, both of Long Beach.
The trial of husband Skylar Deleon, along with co-defendants Myron Gardner, John F. Kennedy and Alonso Machain is expected to begin in January 2007. In that trial, Orange County District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas, is seeking the death penalty on Skylar Deleon and Kennedy During the preliminary examination held in 2005, defendant Jennifer Deleon laughed during the hearing while the grieving Hawks family watched. Jennifer Deleon's trial is being held at Department C-35, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana More can be found on-line at
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