Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Bessman Okafor. It’s the third time prosecutors have tried to sentence Okafor for the 2012 killing of 19-year-old Alex Zaldivar.

Bessman Oakfor’s sentencing set for Monday 12 years after the crime the fate of Bessman Okafor will be sealed on Monday. (WFTV) The 19-year-old was a key witness in that case.

Convicted killer Bessman Okafor was in Orange County court Monday morning for what should be the last hearing before a judge decides whether he’ll get the death penalty.RELATED: Jury recommends ...

A judge has accepted a jury’s recommendation to put Bessman Okafor back on death row. On Monday, a judge handed down that sentence more than a decade after Okafor murdered 19-year-old Alex ...

Under heavy guard by Orange County Corrections officers, Bessman Okafor makes eye contact with Rafael Zaldivar, father of slain son Alex Zaldivar, after a pretrial hearing Thursday, April 17, 2014 ...

“(Bessman Okafor) needs to get back on death row and wait his time out, and I hope that happens,” Zaldivar said. “The last face he’s going to remember is my face with a picture of my son ...

Bessman Okafor sentenced to death more than a decade after murdering man in Orange County. Bessman Okafor was found guilty of killing a man to stop him from testifying in a home invasion trial.

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A brain doctor testified that convicted killer Bessman Okafor likely suffered traumatic brain injuries as a child, which could have led to his behavior before the 2012 murder of Alex Zaldovar.

Convicted killer Bessman Okafor was sentenced to death Monday morning. Okafor was originally found guilty in 2012 of killing 19-year-old Alex Zaldivar. Attorneys for Okafor said they intend to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A judge heard testimony and allowed evidence to be submitted ahead of sentencing for Bessman Okafor, the man who was convicted in the 2012 murder of Alex Zaldivar.. During a ...

On Wednesday, a jury recommended Bessman Okafor, who was found guilty in 2015 of killing a man in Orange County, be given the death penalty.The 9-3 verdict was reached just before 4 p.m.In his ...