USA - California. A jury recommended that 41-year-old Timothy Titus Rodriguez be put to death

A jury recommended that 41-year-old Timothy Titus Rodriguez be put to death. The defendant was convicted last month of 1st-degree murder, attempted murder, robbery, burglary  in the May 2, 2007 killing of Thelma Long, 90, and the near killing of her daughter, Cathryn Reeves, 60, at Long's home. Judge Kenneth Twisselman has set a confirmation hearing for Jan. 6.