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Man, Woman Buried Jacksonville Couple Alive In 2005
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and sentences of two people sentenced to death for the murder of a Jacksonville couple.
Tiffany Cole and Alan Wade remain on death row.
The rulings on their appeals came down over the last few months.
Prosecutors said Cole, the only woman on Florida's death row, Wade, and two other co-defendants buried Carol and Reggie Sumner alive in July 2005.
Cole's attorney had claimed that she didn't know of her co-defendants' plans.
One of the other co-defendants, Michael James Jackson, is also on death row.
The other one, Bruce Nixon, agreed to testify against the others and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Previous Stories:
March 11, 2010: Only Woman On Death Row Loses Appeal
December 10, 2009: Murderer Set To Testify In Murder Case
October 6, 2009: Woman Killer Appeals Death Sentence
April 24, 2008: Bruce Nixon -- Teen Led Police To Victims' Buried Bodies
April 24, 2008: Alan Wade -- On Death Row For Double Murder
March 4, 2008: 2nd Man Gets Death Penalty In Double-Murder
December 7, 2007: Killer Asks For, Given Forgiveness By Victims' Family
November 30, 2007: Jury: Woman Who Killed Couple Should Die
October 20, 2007: Jury Finds Tiffany Cole Guilty In Double Murder
August 29, 2007: Couple's Killer Given To 2 Death Sentences
May 31, 2007: Jury Recommends 2 Death Sentences For Couple's Killer
Court Affirms 2 Death Row Sentences - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and sentences of two people sentenced to death for the murder of a Jacksonville couple.
Tiffany Cole and Alan Wade remain on death row.
The rulings on their appeals came down over the last few months.
Prosecutors said Cole, the only woman on Florida's death row, Wade, and two other co-defendants buried Carol and Reggie Sumner alive in July 2005.
Cole's attorney had claimed that she didn't know of her co-defendants' plans.
One of the other co-defendants, Michael James Jackson, is also on death row.
The other one, Bruce Nixon, agreed to testify against the others and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Previous Stories:
March 11, 2010: Only Woman On Death Row Loses Appeal
December 10, 2009: Murderer Set To Testify In Murder Case
October 6, 2009: Woman Killer Appeals Death Sentence
April 24, 2008: Bruce Nixon -- Teen Led Police To Victims' Buried Bodies
April 24, 2008: Alan Wade -- On Death Row For Double Murder
March 4, 2008: 2nd Man Gets Death Penalty In Double-Murder
December 7, 2007: Killer Asks For, Given Forgiveness By Victims' Family
November 30, 2007: Jury: Woman Who Killed Couple Should Die
October 20, 2007: Jury Finds Tiffany Cole Guilty In Double Murder
August 29, 2007: Couple's Killer Given To 2 Death Sentences
May 31, 2007: Jury Recommends 2 Death Sentences For Couple's Killer
Court Affirms 2 Death Row Sentences - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville