Ex-Marines Sentenced To Death For Raping And Killing Iraq War Veteran And Wife

Two ex-Marines have been sentenced to death after they stormed the home of an Iraq veteran and his wife and shot the newly married couple dead. 

Sgt. Jan Pietrzak, 24, was forced to watch as his wife Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, 26, was raped, before the couple were shot in the head by their attackers, according to court documents.

Emrys John, 23, and Tyrone Miller, 25, were both given the death penalty yesterday for their roles in the 2008 killings in Riverside County, California. A third ex-Marine, Kevin Cox, 25, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. 

The three men - all former Marines - had stormed into the couple's home in the French Valley neighborhood as part of a robbery scheme, prosecutors said. A jury in Riverside County recommended the death penalty for John and Miller yesterday, according to the LA Times.

Sgt Pietrzak was an Iraq war veteran who was stationed at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. His wife was a counselor with an infant care programme in Riverside County.

The couple had been married for just two months. Court documents revealed they were bound and gagged by their attackers, who lit a fire to destroy evidence in the wake of the killings.

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