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Deltona, Fla. -Concluding arguments are expected on Tuesday in the reconciliation process for two men who were condemned in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in the history of the district of Volusia.

Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter were condemned to have broken into a house in Deltona and to death six people with baseball strokes and to stab them in a house in Deltona in 2004, in which national attention was attracted.

Both defense teams have rested their cases and it is up to the jury to decide whether the men are sentenced to death after the conclusion of arguments.

[See coverage of Monday’s hearing below]

The prosecutors used graphic certificates to show why they say that men should die because they killed the six people and a dog. Witnesses of prosecutors said Victorino, the 6 foot, 7 inches tall, intimidated hunters and two other men to join him in the murders.

Victorino and Hunter were the only ones who were originally sentenced to death for their roles.

On Friday, Hunter's defense team rested his case and the Victorino defense team rested on Monday with statements by his mother.

Victorino is said to have been the master of murders.

“In order to have peace of mind, I had to stay away as far as possible,” said his mother.

Hunter's defense team argued that this life in prison saves his life without probation, but a harder punishment.

[Watch coverage as Hunter’s defense presents case resentencing trial]

“We want to make it clear that we acknowledge that the judgment we want to impose offers a chance in life that Mr. Victorino has taken from his victims,” ​​said Tim Pribisco, his defender.

Victorino, Hunter and two other men beat six people in 2004 and a dog in a house in Deltona.

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“His lack of treatment for his mental illness that has existed since childhood, his exposure to physical and sexual abuse ultimately led to his own drug abuse that man was Troy Victorino,” said Pribisco.

[Watch coverage as state rests case in resentencing trial]

The Hunter team brought witnesses to argue his mental state at that time, and that his upbringing was rough in the hope of convincing this jury to save him.

[Watch coverage from day 3 of the resentencing trial below]

The other two men who were involved in the crimes were Michael Salas, whose certificate was read, who was found guilty, while another co -accused, Robert Cannon, was guilty. Both serve lifelong sentences.

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

The selection of the jury started the sale of Victorino and Hunter in April 2023 when governor Ron Desantis signed a new law on the quality of death, which removed a unanimous recommendations from the jury before the accused could be sentenced to death.

According to the recommendations of 8-4 jury, deaths can be imposed according to the law.

[Watch video below for previous coverage of the case]