Matos Gets Life In Prison For Quadruple Murders: Report

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL - A Pasco jury has decided that convicted killer Adam Matos should serve life in prison instead of getting the death penalty. Jurors could not reach a unanimous decision to give him the death penalty, News Channel 8 reported.

Last week, the jury found the 32-year-old Matos guilty on all four counts of first-degree murder. Matos was found guilty in the 2014 deaths of his ex-girlfriend Megan Brown, her new boyfriend, Nick Leonard, Brown's father, Greg Brown and her mother, Margaret Brown.

Matos testified last week that he committed the slayings but in self-defense. After the slayings, Matos moved the four bodies to Hudson.

Matos’ attorneys began calling witnesses on Monday to defend his character so he might avoid the death penalty.

Read the full News Channel 8 story here.

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