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 ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - A jury recommended the death penalty Thursday for a man who murdered a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy after escaping from custody.
Families of his victims and his own mother wept as the verdicts were read, but William Morva smiled slightly and snapped his fingers. He nodded to jurors and patted his attorney after he learned his fate.
"He seemed to be acting like he won the lottery," said Harold McFarland, whose son Derrick was one of Morva's victims.
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