In 1994, three young men were found murdered in Charlotte and Lee counties in Florida. Believed to be victims of a serial killer. Police believed they were lured into the woods and forced to get naked. They were then tied up, strangled, photographed and their genitals cut off. They were found on Trembly Avenue and…
Convicted Killer Confesses to Six Unsolved Murders From 1970s, Police Say
Edward Surratt, whose serving two consecutive life sentences in Florida, is reportedly linked to up to 18 murders in Pennsylvania, Ohio and South Carolina. Edward Surratt Photo: Florida Department of Corrections
A convicted killer serving two life sentences for a string of crimes in Florida has confessed to six unsolved Pennsylvania murders dating back to the 1970s, state police said.
Edward Surratt, who is currently imprisoned in Florida, where he was convicted in 1978 of burglary and sexual battery, is suspected in up to 18 murders, mostly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He s already been convicted of killing a man South Carolina.
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/ Dontae Morris, shown in this 2013 photo, was found guilty of murdering two Tampa police officers and was sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme Court last week rejected his appeal based on Morris arguments of “ineffective assistance of counsel” during his trial and sentencing.
The Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected arguments raised by Morris, who was convicted in the murders of Tampa officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab during a 2010 tracffic stop.
The Florida Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a man sentenced to death for killing two Tampa police officers during a traffic stop in 2010.
In a 38-page opinion Thursday, justices unanimously rejected arguments raised by Dontae Morris, who was convicted in the murders of officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab.
Fla. Supreme Court rejects appeal from convicted Tampa cop-killer
By NSF Staff
Dontae Morris (file)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a man sentenced to death for killing two Tampa police officers during a traffic stop in 2010.
In a 38-page opinion Thursday, justices unanimously rejected arguments raised by Dontae Morris, who was convicted in the murders of officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab. The appeal included claims that Morris had received ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial and during the sentencing proceeding.
In part, the Supreme Court wrote that Morris claims that the cumulative result of the deficiency of his trial counsel and resulting prejudice warrants relief. Because we conclude that counsel’s performance during the guilt phase was not deficient, we … reject this claim.