NORWALK A jury on Tuesday convicted a man of killing five of his children by lighting a charcoal grill inside his home and closing all the doors and windows.
Jurors, who began deliberations on Monday, found Adair Javier Garcia guilty of five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
The murder charges also carried special circumstance allegations of multiple murder, murder by poisoning and lying in wait, which makes Garcia eligible for the death penalty.
The penalty phase will begin Monday.
Adair Javier Garcia appears for his arraignment in a Whittier, Calif. courtroom in this Feb. 26, 2002 file photo.
Five of Garcia's children were killed in February 2002 as they slept in the family's Pico Rivera home. The children, ages 3 to 10, died from asphyxiation from the carbon monoxide built up inside the house from the burning grill. Garcia, 33, and his then-9-year-old daughter survived.
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Jurors, who began deliberations on Monday, found Adair Javier Garcia guilty of five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
The murder charges also carried special circumstance allegations of multiple murder, murder by poisoning and lying in wait, which makes Garcia eligible for the death penalty.
The penalty phase will begin Monday.
Adair Javier Garcia appears for his arraignment in a Whittier, Calif. courtroom in this Feb. 26, 2002 file photo.
Five of Garcia's children were killed in February 2002 as they slept in the family's Pico Rivera home. The children, ages 3 to 10, died from asphyxiation from the carbon monoxide built up inside the house from the burning grill. Garcia, 33, and his then-9-year-old daughter survived.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050329-1200-ca-grillkillings.html
