A woman who was on death row for her role in the kidnapping, robbing, and murdering an elderly Jacksonville couple 18 years ago was re-sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
The jury returned a verdict of life in prison for Tiffany Cole after deliberating for nearly three hours.Carol and Reggie Sumner were both 61 years old when they were bound by duct tape, driven to Georgia and buried alive.
The Sumners were reported missing in 2005 by their daughter. The elderly couple were kidnapped from their St. Nicholas home, driven to ATMs to withdraw money, then buried alive in Charlton County, where they were later found dead.The Florida Supreme Court tossed out the death sentences for Cole and two of her co-defendants, Alan Wade and Michael Jackson, because they were not unanimous.
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