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South Carolina father sentenced to death in brutal murders of five children

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Tim Jones Jr. was given the death penalty for murdering his five children. (Twitter/Screenshot Fox News)

September 30, 2019
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LEXINGTON S.C. – A South Carolina father was sentenced to death earlier this past summer for murdering his children after chilling details were revealed during trial.

At one point during trial a prosecutor reportedly showed jurors one of the dead children’s favorite dolls that was ripped to shreds by his dad, The State newspaper reported.

Rick Hubbard, the prosecutor, identified the doll as the iconic Woody from “Toy Story.” The doll was damaged by the boy’s father, Timothy Jones Jr., to torture his son Nahtahn, 6, according to prosecutors.

South Carolina father
Timothy Jones Jr. was given the death penalty for murdering his five children. (Screenshot Fox News)

Hubbard passed the doll to the jurors, who flinched when the doll’s recorded voice spoke out, “Boy, am I glad to see you!”

In an in-depth profile about the psychological toll that the murder trial had on the Lexington County jury, The State newspaper reported that jurors said hearing the doll’s voice was like receiving a message from the 6-year-old who loved the doll “more than anything.”

The man had primary physical custody of the children after he divorced their mother, Amber Kyzer, who was granted regular visitation.

BREAKING: It is the death sentence for Timothy Jones, Jr. This just came down after a 1 hour 45 minute deliberation by the jury.

These are his five children murdered: Merah (8), Elias (7), Nahtahn (6), Gabriel (2), and Abigail (1). pic.twitter.com/UH5JQ1VAEG

— Dawndy Mercer Plank (@DawndyWISTV) June 13, 2019

The report said an FBI agent played a tape during the trial where Jones, 37, who killed all five of his children, apparently saved the worst torture for Nahtahn, whom he made do exercises until fatal exhaustion in August 2014.

Over the next several hours, Jones left the house to buy cigarettes, taking his oldest daughter so she wouldn’t call for help, and leaving the three other kids with their brother’s body. Then he made a decision, just like the one the jury was called upon to make, the prosecutor said.

Merah,8, Gabe, 2, Nahtahn, 6, Abigail, 1, and Eli, 7 all pictured here shortly before dying at the hands of their father, Timothy Jones, in 2014. Don’t forget them and when you think of them, think of them this way, not the way they died. pic.twitter.com/IG0P3OTqv9

— Courtney King (@Fox19CourtKing) June 14, 2019

“He sentenced his kids to death,” Hubbard said.

In a confession, Jones said he strangled 7-year-old Elias with his hands and chased down 8-year-old Merah before choking her. Her last words were reportedly, “I love you, daddy.”

He then used a belt to choke 2-year-old Gabriel and 1-year-old Abigail because he said his hands were too big.

That deserved death and not life, Hubbard said.

The defense focused on what Jones’ lawyers called undiagnosed schizophrenia made worse by drug and alcohol use. Jurors last week rejected their arguments that Jones was not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill.

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During his closing argument, defense lawyer Casey Secor focused on how much Jones is loved by his family even after the killings. His grandmother, father and siblings all asked jurors to spare his life.

“How much more death does the Jones family have to endure? How many more funerals does this family have to go to? How many more tears do they have to shed? How much more heartache do they have to endure?” Secor said.

The testimony was tragic. Jurors told the paper that they could hear each other “sobbing through the walls during the trial.”

Hubbard said after the trial, “No mercy was shown to the kids, but justice was done in this case.”

 


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