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Live Coverage: State presents its arguments in the resentencing of the Florida Xbox killings

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Published on 30 April 2025
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DELTONA, Fla. – Prosecutors are expected to rest their case Wednesday in the resentencing trial for two men convicted in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County’s history.

Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter were convicted in the murders of six people in a Deltona home in a case that drew national attention.

Prosecutors on Tuesday illustrated the events of that day in 2004 through testimony from the other men involved.

[Watch coverage from day 2 of the resentencing trial below]

Out of four men convicted of the murders, Victorino and Hunter were the only two sentenced to death.

Michael Salas, whose testimony was read, was found guilty of murder, while another co-defendant, Robert Cannon, pleaded guilty. Both are serving life sentences.

Prosecutors argued Victorino, who was squatting in a victim’s home, wanted his Xbox back, leading to the tragedy.

As the state plans to rest its case Wednesday, the defense will then argue against a death sentence.

Prosecutors opened their case this week against Hunter and Victorino with the argument that death should be their penalty.

“No matter how detailed I am, no matter what vocabulary I use, my words will not adequately describe what you’ll see and hear,” prosecutor Andy Urbanek said in his opening statement.

Victorino and Hunter were convicted of breaking into a Deltona home and beating six people to death with baseball bats and stabbing them in 2004.

It’s been called the “Xbox murders” because it involved a dispute about some of Victorino’s belongings, including an Xbox system. Prosecutors said Victorino and Hunter were living in one of the victim’s grandmother’s houses before getting kicked out, but left items behind.

“They believed that Erin had their personal belongings, and they intended on getting them back no matter what the cost of doing so. The cost ended up being six human lives,” Urbanek argued.

Prosecutors brought several witnesses to the stand.

[RELATED: Opening statements in resentencing of Florida Xbox murders]

The defense teams of Victorino and Hunter decided to hold off their opening statements until the state is done with their case.

Jury selection had started in April 2023 in the resentencing of Victorino and Hunter when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new death-penalty law, which eliminated a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before defendants could be sentenced to death. Under the law, death sentences can be imposed after 8-4 jury recommendations.

[Watch video below for previous coverage of the case]

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