The jury deliberated less than 30 minutes before you render a verdict of «guilty» Michael Collins ivory in a triple homicide in the course of which he beheaded children in front of their mother, and then killed her, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Prosecutors said Collins, along with his half-brother William Burnell Alexander went to the house in little Rock, Arkansas to Mary Cunningham in December 2017.
Once in place, Alexander began to hold the woman until Collins brutally murdered her two children. He hit Alalu Fisher (5 years) a knife more than 20 times before attempted to cut her head off. He then moved on to 4-year-old Elijah Fisher also struck him with a knife and beheading.
During this time, the woman was forced to watch as scoff at her young children. After that, the men attacked with a knife on her. As I said the prosecutors in the case, then they left the crime scene.
The pair moved with a TV and an Xbox that belonged to the victims. In addition, they stole a Honda Accord of the woman, but left her 2 miles from the crime scene, when he realized that the car broken steering amplifier.
The victims ‘ bodies were found 78-year-old grandmother Maria, who came to the home of a granddaughter after no one answered her phone calls, according to US News and World Report.
Police found the bodies of bleach and a sharp steak knife in the bathtub, which allegedly was the murder weapon. Although the prosecution did not have witnesses, they were able to build a case on physical evidence.
A detective from Arkansas, Terry Makdaniel tied Collins with the victim and was able to establish that he left the state. He warned bailiffs and 5 days after committing the crime they found him in Chicago. Blood was found on shoes Collins. DNA analysis showed that the blood matched with the blood of all three earth.
In addition, the inmate Collins Marino Bernard Scott showed that during the 30 days that they spent in prison, Collins confessed that he went to the woman’s house, to see if she will give him money. When she refused him, he began to «punish» her children.
Collins on the court the testimony was given, and his counsel filed only one proof to show that the DNA of the victims was found on his shoes because he lived for some time with the family.
In April, prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty in the case, according to US News And World Report. However, at the beginning of the proceedings, they refused that request. A guilty verdict will lead to the fact that Collins will spend his whole life in prison without parole.
William Burnell Alexander will stand trial next month.
