UPDATE: Despite ex-wife's plea to spare his life, South Carolina father who killed his 5 children has been given a death sentence.
The jury unanimously agreed on the death penalty Thursday for 37-year-old Timothy Jones Jr. in the slayings of his children, ages 1 to 8, in their Lexington home in August 2014.
Jones admitted he exercised 6-year-old Nahtahn until he collapsed and died, then several hours later decided to kill the other four children.and 7-year-old Elias with his hands and used a belt to choke 2-year-old Gabriel and 1-year-old Abigail because his hands were too big. Amber Kyzer, mother of five children who were killed by their father, is questioned by 11th Circuit deputy Solicitor Suzanne Mayes during the sentencing phase of the trial of her ex-husband, Tim Jones, in Lexington, South Carolina on June 11, 2019.Jones drove around with the bodies for nine days before dumping them in five trash bags in Alabama.His ex-wife, Amber Kyzer,in the sentencing phase of his murder trial.
“He did not show my children any mercy by any means," she said."But my kids loved him and if I’m speaking on behalf of my kids and not myself, that’s what I have to say." Kyzer had said that while she does not support the death penalty, she would respect the jury's decision.
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