USA - California. An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon

An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for Skylar Deleon. Deleon, 29, white, was convicted last month of 3 counts of 1st-degree murder for the Dec. 27, 2003 slaying of Jon Jarvi, who he met in a work furlough program while serving time for burglary, and the Nov. 2004 slayings of Tom and Jackie Hawks aboard their yacht. Prosecutors say he and his then-wife Jennifer Henderson overpowered the couple on a test cruise, tied them to an anchor and tossed them into the Pacific Ocean. The Hawkses' bodies were never found. Henderson was convicted in 2006 of murder and murder for financial gain in the Hawkses' deaths and was sentenced to 2 terms of life in prison without parole. 3 other men are also charged with the Hawkses' murders, including two allegedly on the boat at the time. They have pleaded not guilty. Judge Frank F. Fasel will sentence Deleon on Jan. 16.