Associated Press, USA
Nov. 7, 2003
www.azcentral.com

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ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 4970 • Posted: Friday November 7, 2003  

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A man who confessed to suffocating, stabbing and beheading his common-law wife’s three young children was convicted on three counts of capital murder Thursday.

John Allen Rubio, 23, hung his head but otherwise stood emotionless as the verdict was read.

He and his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, confessed to committing the murders in March.

They told police they killed 3-year-old Julissa Quezada, 1-year-old John Esthefan Rubio, and 2-month-old Mary Jane Rubio because they thought the children were possessed and they didn’t want them to grow up evil.

Jurors deliberated about eight hours Thursday before reaching a verdict. The sentencing phase begins Friday, with jurors deciding whether Rubio should get the death penalty or life in prison.

Prosecution and defense attorneys remain under a gag order and can’t discuss the case until after sentencing.

During the trial, Rubio’s attorneys said he came from a background of poverty, substance abuse and witchcraft, and that he was legally insane at the time of the March 11 attacks.

While Rubio was diagnosed as a child with emotional problems, Assistant District Attorney Karen Betancourt said he had no history of mental illness.

She also said there was abundant evidence that Rubio knew what he’d done was wrong.

Camacho, a 23-year-old Mexican national, is awaiting a hearing on whether she is mentally competent to stand trial.

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