Mesac Damas sentenced to death for 2009 slaying of his wife, children

Mesac Damas had pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, and their five children in September 2009 in their North Naples home. Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider sentenced him Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, to death.

Family members of the late Guerline Dieu Damas react to hearing Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas to death during a sentencing hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 in Naples. Damas who was found guilty of killing his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009.

Mackindy Dieu, brother of Guerline Dieu Damas and uncle to her five children, is overcome with emotion after Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider sentenced Mesac Damas, the man who murdered Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009, to death during a sentencing hearing at the Collier County Courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 in Naples.

Mesac Damas, who was found guilty of killing his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, and their five children in September 2009, enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in East Naples.

Family members of the late Guerline Dieu Damas comfort one another during the sentencing hearing for Mesac Damas, who was found guilty of killing his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009, at the Collier County Courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 in Naples.

Collier County Circuit Judge Christine Greider oversees the sentencing hearing of Mesac Damas, who was found guilty of killing his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009, at the Collier County Courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 in Naples. Greider sentenced Damas to death.

Relatives of the late Guerline Dieu Damas are overcome with grief Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, during the sentencing hearing for her husband, Mesac Damas, who had pleaded guilty to murdering Guerline and their five children in September 2009 in their North Naples home. Damas was sentenced at the Collier County Government Center in East Naples.

Mesac Damas has his fingerprints recorded Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, after Collier Circuit Judge Christine Greider sentenced him to death. Damas had pleaded guilty to murdering his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, and their five children in September 2009 in their North Naples home.