Prosecutors fight for death penalty after Riverview man convicted of murder

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The penalty phase is underway in the trial of the man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her teenage daughter in Riverview.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Jean Pierre Salazar. Last week, jurors found him guilty of first-degree murder after 9 hours of deliberations.

Attorneys for the state said evidence showed Salazar stabbed his girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter more than 20 times combined at their apartment in 2023…

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