Sentencing Delayed For Triple Murderer Hartung

February 1, 2020

Sentencing has been delayed by a few days in the case of Donald Hartung.

Sentencing hearings were set to begin Monday but have been delayed to a Thursday start due to witness availability. An Escambia County jury will decide he will spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death for the triple murder of three relatives.

Hartung, 63, was convicted on three counts of first degree premeditated murder  of his mother, 77-year old V Voncile Smith and two half-brothers, 47-year old John Smith,and  49-year old Richard Smith.

The jury vote must be unanimous to sentence to Hartung to death; otherwise, he will be sentenced to life in prison.

Prosecutors said Hartung was intentionally left out of his mother’s will with everything set to go to John and Richard Smith. The state said the interhertience was Hartung’s motivation, and the only way he would collect any cash would be to kill all three.

Comments

2 Responses to “Sentencing Delayed For Triple Murderer Hartung”

  1. tracy dear on February 6th, 2020 3:48 am

    He definately does not deserve to breathe, those poor people, selfish man

  2. Rational on February 1st, 2020 10:43 am

    Death, please.

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