a Jefferson County judge sentenced Roderick Byrd to death...
a Jefferson County judge sentenced Roderick Byrd to death this morning for his involvement in a triple homicide on Thanksgiving Day 2005.
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a Jefferson County judge sentenced Roderick Byrd to death this morning for his involvement in a triple homicide on Thanksgiving Day 2005.
Byrd is the 2nd man to be condemned for the shooting deaths of Kim Olney, John Aylesworth and Dorothy Smith during a robbery at the Airport Inn. Brandon Mitchell was sentenced to death in the case in January.
Circuit Judge Bill Cole followed the jury's recommendation of a death sentence during Byrd's trial in June. Byrd killed Aylesworth, while Mitchell killed Olney and Smith, she said in today's 3-hour sentencing hearing.
Byrd is the 2nd man to be condemned for the shooting deaths of Kim Olney, John Aylesworth and Dorothy Smith during a robbery at the Airport Inn. Brandon Mitchell was sentenced to death in the case in January.
Circuit Judge Bill Cole followed the jury's recommendation of a death sentence during Byrd's trial in June. Byrd killed Aylesworth, while Mitchell killed Olney and Smith, she said in today's 3-hour sentencing hearing.
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- (Sources: Birmingham News, 18/08/2007)
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