{"id":1000687,"date":"2021-11-11T21:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1000687"},"modified":"2021-11-11T21:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:58:51","slug":"illegal-alien-who-murdered-four-americans-avoids-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-who-murdered-four-americans-avoids-death-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Alien, Who Murdered Four Americans, Avoids Death Penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-who-murdered-four-americans-avoids-death-penalty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1000687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">An illegal alien has finalized his guilty pleas for murdering four Americans in Nevada in 2019, avoiding the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, a 20-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/01\/30\/illegal-alien-officially-charged-with-murdering-four-americans-in-nevada\/\">charged<\/a>&nbsp;with murdering 56-year-old&nbsp;Connie Koontz, 74-year-old&nbsp;Sophia Renken, 81-year-old&nbsp;Gerald David, and his 80-year-old wife, Sharon David, between January 10 and 15 after prosecutors said he was looking to steal money from his victims to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/21\/police-illegal-alien-killed-four-americans-to-steal-money-for-meth\/\">buy<\/a>&nbsp;more meth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Though the state of Nevada had sought the death penalty against Martinez-Guzman,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/08\/02\/illegal-alien-charged-with-murdering-four-americans-claims-he-is-mentally-disabled\/\">his defense argued<\/a>&nbsp;that he was \u201cmentally disabled\u201d and thus ineligible for the death penalty.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18445722\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Davids-Koontz-Renken.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18445722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Davids-Koontz-Renken.png\" alt=\"Davids-Koontz-Renken\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gerald David, Sharon David (pictured left), Connie Koontz (pictured top right), and Sophia Renken (pictured bottom right). (Photos via Facebook)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month,&nbsp;Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks and Douglas County District Attorney Mark Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/24\/illegal-alien-pleads-guilty-gets-life-prison-murdering-four-americans\/\">announced<\/a> that Martinez-Guzman would be pleading guilty to all four murders, as well as pleading guilty to related burglary and firearm charges.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In return, Martinez-Guzman is receiving a sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Martinez-Guzman <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-reno-nevada-shootings-legal-proceedings-cc798669c6029927d5e93ae6373b3713\">finalized<\/a> the guilty pleas by admitting to murdering Koontz and Renken, in addition to the Davids.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019, days after New Year\u2019s, Martinez-Guzman stole a handgun from the Davids who had hired him to landscape their property. Police said Martinez-Guzman used the handgun to then murder Koontz and Renken, whom he robbed for drug money, before returning to the Davids\u2019 home to murder them as well.<\/p>\n<p>Larry David, the son of Gerald and Sharon David, said he and his family \u201cfully support \u2026 this weighty decision\u201d to accept life in prison for their parents\u2019 murderer. The Davids are survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the point from which this horrific event took place for all of us \u2026 our hearts are broken,\u201d David said. \u201cAnd the pain that endures will never be ending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxhnBxnder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">here<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An illegal alien has finalized his guilty pleas for murdering four Americans in Nevada in 2019, avoiding the death penalty. 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