Judge issues death sentences for convicted ‘Xbox killers’ in Volusia County

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County judge has sentenced Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter to death.

Channel 9 was inside the courtroom Monday morning the judge made the ruling, upholding a jury’s recommendation for the death penalty.

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Two of the most notorious murderers in Central Florida history could be headed back to death row.

The so-called “Xbox killers” could learn their fate on Monday.

Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter are scheduled to appear in a Volusia County courtroom to hear their sentences.

In 2004, the two men, along with accomplices, used baseball bats to kill six people inside a Deltona home.

They thought the victims had items belonging to Victorino — including an Xbox home video game system.

Both Hunter and Victorino had been on death row since being convicted.

But after a change in Florida’s law related to the death penalty, they got a new jury trial.

That jury also recommended death, but their sentence will ultimately be up to a judge.

Channel 9 will be in the courtroom for this morning’s sentencing hearing.

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