Murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks
| Murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Location | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Date | November 15, 2004 |
Attack type | Double-murder by drowning |
| Victims | Thomas and Jackie Hawks |
| Perpetrators |
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| Motive | Financial gain |
| Verdict | Deleon, Henderson, Kennedy: Guilty on all counts Machain, Gardner: Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Deleon, Kennedy First-degree murder with special circumstances (2 counts) Henderson: First-degree murder (2 counts) Machain:
Accessory after-the-fact |
| Sentence | Deleon, Kennedy: Death (de jure) Henderson: Two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole Machain: 20+1⁄3 years in prison Gardner: 1 year in jail |
Thomas and Jackie Hawks were a couple from Prescott, Arizona, United States, who were murdered in 2004.
Skylar Preciosa Deleon, Jennifer Henderson, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy were convicted by juries for these murders. Deleon and Kennedy were sentenced to death while Henderson was sentenced to two terms of life in prison without parole. Two other people, Alonso Machain and Myron Sandora Gardner Sr., accepted plea bargains after testifying for the prosecution in the trials of Deleon, Henderson, and Kennedy.