“An evil spirit:” Judge hands down maximum penalty to convicted killer

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A North Port man is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars after a Sarasota County jury handed down a unanimous guilty verdict Friday.

ABC7 first reported on the case of Dima Tower just hours after first responders arrived at his home to find a bloodbath. A trail of blood led from bedroom to living room, from living room to driveway, ultimately all the way down the driveway to a neighbor’s house.

Dima Tower wasn’t born with that name–he had been born in Ukraine, but his mother died when he was young. He swore in court that he actually didn’t know how young he was when she passed–somewhere around the age of 6…

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