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       ~ Mark Wilson, Jr., (FL) ~ 
       By: BuzzC Date: October 28, 2022, 6:52 pm
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       Jury recommends death for man convicted of killing 2 Putnam
       County boys--
       Judge will sentence Mark Wilson Jr. after hearing in December
       October 28th, 2022
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       PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – After a long week of sentencing hearing
       testimony, a Putnam County jury unanimously recommended the
       death penalty Friday for Mark Wilson Jr., who was convicted of
       the brutal murder of two young brothers in 2020.
       Wilson was found guilty earlier this month on two counts of
       first-degree murder for killing 12-year-old Robert Baker and
       14-year-old Tayten Baker. He was dating their aunt when the boys
       were stabbed and bludgeoned in their home in Melrose.
       The defense rested Thursday after multiple days of testimony
       from experts, and then prosecutors made their case that
       aggravating factors existed in the case to warrant the death
       penalty.
       The jurors agreed and unanimously found aggravating factors in
       the case and recommended the death penalty.
       The 12-0 verdict was read by the clerk after less than an hour
       of deliberation.
       Although the jury made the recommendation, the final decision
       will be up to Judge Howard McGillin, who will make the decision
       after a Spencer hearing in December. A Spencer hearing gives a
       defendant an opportunity to provide additional evidence to
       change the penalties imposed by sentencing. In this case, it
       essentially gives the defense a chance to ask the judge to set
       aside the death penalty in favor of life in prison.
       “Welcome to the 7th Circuit where making justice a reality is
       our sworn and solemn duty,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said of
       this case. “Our heart goes out to the victims’ family. It’s in
       the judge’s hands now.”
       The family members of the boys have made their feelings clear:
       They want Wilson to be executed.
       “We don’t want to work and pay taxes for him to live. Point
       blank. Period,” cousin Kelli Coco said.
       During the week, defense attorneys put a diagnostic radiologist
       and a psychologist on the stand, who described abnormalities
       found in Wilson’s brain scans.
       The state’s first witness was a psychologist who examined Wilson
       in jail after he was convicted of the murders. She diagnosed him
       with substance abuse disorders and antisocial personality
       disorder. She said, in her opinion, Wilson was not suffering
       from a major depressive disorder.
       Wilson’s stepsister from Arizona also testified on his behalf,
       describing a childhood filled with heavy drug use and domestic
       abuse by her mother and Wilson’s father. The first psychologist
       to testify was Dr. Harry Krop, a veteran of dozens of criminal
       cases. He administered a battery of psychological and memory
       tests to Wilson.
       Krop told the jury Wilson’s results showed moderate to severe
       impairment, and in several tests, he scored in the lowest
       percentile. Krop said an intelligence test gave Wilson an IQ of
       75.
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