Murder at sea of wealthy Newport Beach couple

10-6-07
THOMAS HAWKS (57) and his wife JACKIE (47) - retired couple vanished after putting their yacht up for sale 11/15/04; their bodies have never been found
Jennifer Deleon (26) - convicted as an accomplice in the crime; sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole
Alonso Machain (25) - charged with two counts of accessory to commit murder
Myron Gardner Sr. (41) - charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder
Skylar Deleon (28) and John Fitzgerald Kennedy (42) - charged with two counts of murder and special-circumstance allegations of multiple murder and murder for financial gain; death penalty sought; awaiting trial
NEWPORT BEACH, California
Woman gets life without parole for yacht murders --(Los Angeles Times)--The wife of the alleged mastermind in the murders of Thomas and Jackie Hawks at sea was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for participating in the plot to kill the retired couple, steal their yacht and plunder their life savings.
Wife involved in slaying of Newport couple gets life --(Orange County Register) A young mother of two small children was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole Friday afternoon for her role in the murders-at-sea of a wealthy Newport Beach couple in a plot to steal their yacht.
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