Death Penalty Sought For Suspect In Faria Beach Murders
VENTURA (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the 21-year-old suspect in last year's Ventura County beach house killings of a couple and their unborn child.
Joshua Graham Packer was arrested April 11 after DNA tests reportedly linked him to the May 20, 2009, stabbing deaths of Brock and Davina Husted, who was in her sixth-month of pregnancy, inside their Faria Beach home.
Prosecutor Michael Frawley told the Ventura County Star on Tuesday that District Attorney Greg Totten made the decision to seek the death penalty.
Autopsies showed Brock Husted was stabbed more than 20 times and his wife was stabbed 30 times.
Packer was indicted July 22 on three counts of first-degree murder, plus special allegations for use of a knife, and other charges. Trial is scheduled for March 1.
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