CRIME

Photos: Damas appears for Spenser Hearing, will be sentenced soon

Jessica Gerster, the Collier County Crime Scene Investigator who worked the Damas investigation in September of 2009, presents the knife Mesac Damas used to murder his wife and five children to Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider during a Spencer Hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 in Naples. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death on Friday.
Jessica Gerster, the Collier County Crime Scene Investigator who worked the Damas investigation in September of 2009, presents the knife Mesac Damas used to murder his wife and five children to Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider during a Spencer Hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 in Naples. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death on Friday.
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Mesac Damas, who pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children, appears for his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Friday.
Mesac Damas, who pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children, appears for his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Friday.
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While testifying during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas at the Collier County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Naples, Dr. Borges, a forensic pathologist who oversaw the autopsies of the Damas family, motions towards his neckline, demonstrating where slash marks were found on the victims. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the September 2009 killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death Friday.
While testifying during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas at the Collier County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Naples, Dr. Borges, a forensic pathologist who oversaw the autopsies of the Damas family, motions towards his neckline, demonstrating where slash marks were found on the victims. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the September 2009 killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death Friday.
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Mesac Damas, who plead guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the 2009 killings of his wife and five children, appears to rest his eyes during his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Oct. 27 later this week.
Mesac Damas, who plead guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the 2009 killings of his wife and five children, appears to rest his eyes during his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Oct. 27 later this week.
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Mackindy Dieu, brother of Guerline Dieu Damas and uncle to her five children, all of whom were killed in September 2009, walks forward to read a brief testimony during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Naples. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death Friday.
Mackindy Dieu, brother of Guerline Dieu Damas and uncle to her five children, all of whom were killed in September 2009, walks forward to read a brief testimony during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Naples. Damas pleaded guilty last month to six counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children. He could be sentenced to death Friday.
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Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider speaks with the defense and the state during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider speaks with the defense and the state during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
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Mesac Damas, who plead guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children, during his Spencer Hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
Mesac Damas, who plead guilty last month to six counts of first degree murder in the killings of his wife and five children, during his Spencer Hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
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Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider speaks during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider speaks during the Spencer Hearing of Mesac Damas Monday, October 23, 2017 in Naples.
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Mesac Damas, who is accused of killing his wife and five children in September 2009, appears to sleep during a section of his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Oct. 27 later this week.
Mesac Damas, who is accused of killing his wife and five children in September 2009, appears to sleep during a section of his Spencer Hearing, the last appearance before his sentencing on Oct. 27 later this week.
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