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Jury selected for Volusia County ‘Xbox murders’ resentencing

mug shots From the left, Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter were convicted in the 2004 "Xbox murders" case in Volusia County. (Source: Florida Department of Corrections)

DELAND, Fla. — After four days of selection, a jury has been seated in the resentencing of two men convicted of multiple murders.

Twelve jurors and two alternates will return to the Volusia County Courthouse Monday to begin hearing the case to decide new sentences for Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter.

Victorino participated in jury selection, while Hunter declined.

The pair was convicted in 2008 for the slayings of six people in 2004. The infamous case was dubbed the “Xbox murders” because the killings wee over an Xbox the defendants claimed was stolen.

Their original death sentences were overturned because the decisions were not unanimous. The new jury will decide if those death sentences will be reinstated.

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