Post by Anja Nieser on Oct 1, 2006 5:57:55 GMT -5
Death penalty urged for slasher
In Sanford, prosecutors filed notice this week that they will seek the
death penalty against Franklyn "Frankie" Duzant, the Lake Mary sword
collector charged with slashing his wife and son to death in June.
A Seminole County grand jury indicted Duzant on 2 counts of 1st-degree
murder July 18.
Neighbors watched in horror as Duzant, 40, chased his 11-year-old son,
Nico, across the street, then killed him with a sword after the boy
tripped and fell, according to prosecution records.
When deputies arrived minutes later and checked inside Duzant's house,
they found that his wife, Evangeline "Gigi" Duzant, 52, had been beheaded,
records show.
(source: Orlando Sentinel)
In Sanford, prosecutors filed notice this week that they will seek the
death penalty against Franklyn "Frankie" Duzant, the Lake Mary sword
collector charged with slashing his wife and son to death in June.
A Seminole County grand jury indicted Duzant on 2 counts of 1st-degree
murder July 18.
Neighbors watched in horror as Duzant, 40, chased his 11-year-old son,
Nico, across the street, then killed him with a sword after the boy
tripped and fell, according to prosecution records.
When deputies arrived minutes later and checked inside Duzant's house,
they found that his wife, Evangeline "Gigi" Duzant, 52, had been beheaded,
records show.
(source: Orlando Sentinel)