Georgia Man Convicted In 1997 Daytona Beach Murder
POSTED: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida jury has found a Georgia man guilty of first degree murder in the brutal death of a Daytona Beach woman inside her home in 1997.Authorities said Gregory Earl Murphy choked and stabbed Erlene Albright, then struck her in the head with a hammer and sexually battered her.The murder went unsolved for years, but DNA evidence linked Murphy to the crime in 2003.Defense attorneys said Murphy killed the woman in self-defense because she had attacked him with a knife after the two hit it off at a club earlier that night.The jury will decide Wednesday whether Murphy gets life in prison or the death penalty.
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