Juan Alvarez, 29, the man accused of killing 11 people back in a 2005 commuter train derailment in Glendale, California, was convicted Thursday on 11 counts of first-degree murder.Alvarez, who was acquitted on a count labeled train wrecking, was also convicted of one count of arson.
According to authorities, Alvarez said he was trying to commit suicide when he stationed his SUV on railroad tracks back in January of 2005. That decision resulted in a Metrolink train derailing and striking a second Metrolink train.
The penalty phase of Alvarez's trial will take place next month. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty.
Question of the day: Should Juan Alvarez get the death penalty when he is sentenced next month? Feel free to leave a comment.
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I am a media analyst and my life-partner Tom is an AMWAY salesperson, so you can immediately see his interest in this story.
I wonder, whom can we try in court for derailing the progress we have been making in Iraq and in the Israeli-Palestinian situations?
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