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<\/p>\nAs He is Sentenced to Death, Remorseless Killer Flips Off Families of Gay Couple He Murdered<\/b>
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Peter Avsenew was sentenced to death on Friday for the 2010 murder of a gay<\/a> couple<\/a> in Wilton Manors, Florida and flipped off the victims\u2019 families in court.<\/p>\n Stephen Adams and Kevin Powell (above) were shot dead inside their home. They had taken\u00a0Avsenew in after he had posted what was described as a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist.<\/p>\n 10 News: screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 10 News reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cAfter what happened in that courtroom just now, I\u2019m happy that he\u2019s being put to the death penalty,\u201d Missy Badget, whose brother was also murdered, said.<\/p>\n Jurors spent Thursday morning hearing closing arguments from the state and the accused, who decided to represent himself.<\/p>\n Avsenew\u2019s remarks to the jury were brief.\u00a0He told the jurors\u00a0he has no regrets in life, he\u2019s proud of every decision he\u2019s made in his life and that no one knows what really happened that night.<\/p>\n The full 10 News report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Sun Sentinel<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u201cAvsenew began staying with Adams and Powell in late 2010 and, after gaining their confidence, killed them, stole their money, credit cards and car, went shopping for outdoor supplies and fled to North Florida, where\u00a0his mother eventually turned him in<\/a>, according to trial testimony and court records.\u201d<\/p>\n Avsenew represented himself in court after firing his defense lawyers.<\/p>\n Watch 10 News\u2019 report:<\/p>\n \ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n The post As He is Sentenced to Death, Remorseless Killer Flips Off Families of Gay Couple He Murdered<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n