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Parent, who admitted he was too afraid to follow through and take his own life after kiIIing his aduIt chiIdren and their mother at their famiIy home, was sentenced

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Florida – A Florida husband and parent was sentenced earlier this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of his spouse and their aduIt chiIdren. The 61-year-old defendant, W. BroyIes, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, admitting to fatally shooting his spouse, 57-year-old Candice, 27-year-old Corra and 28-year-old Aron at their home in Florida.

In Dec. 2021, the defendant called 911 to report that he had shot his family and was waiting for law enforcement outside his residence. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office arrived to find the defendant lying unarmed in the driveway. Inside the home, they discovered the three victims, each deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.

During a post-Miranda interview, the defendant provided a detailed account of the killings. He stated that he first shot his wife in the living room, then proceeded to his daughter’s bedroom, where he shot her as she was waking up. Subsequently, he broke down the door to his son’s room, shot him once, left to retrieve another firearm, and returned to shoot his son multiple additional times. The 61-year-old man told investigators that he shot each family member multiple times to ensure they did not suffer.

The defendant also confessed that he had planned to take his own life after the murders but was unable to do so, admitting to investigators that he was “too scared” to follow through.

Following his arrest, the defendant underwent multiple psychological evaluations. Initially deemed incompetent to stand trial in October 2022, he was later found competent, leading to his guilty plea and sentencing.

Prior to the incident, the defendant had no known history of mental illness or domestic violence.

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