The Miami Herald<\/a>, Andres had been hired to do renovations at the efficiency Farinas lived in with her boyfriend.<\/p>\nIn 2015, Andres was sentenced to death, but a Florida Supreme Court ruling overturned his sentence. <\/p>\n
Within the last year, a jury heard sentencing phase arguments and once again recommended the death penalty. <\/p>\n
Miami-Dade County Judge Zachary James on Friday had the final say and could have chosen to override the jury\u2019s recommendation. But the judge followed the jury\u2019s recommendation and sent Andres back to death row. <\/p>\n
For Rene Azcarreta, the journey to this punishment goes back decades. <\/p>\n
Andres killed his mother, Linda Azcarreta, back in 1987 — a killing Andres only served 18 months in prison for.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was 7 years old. So I come home and I see her and she had already passed on,\u201d Rene Azcarreta said.<\/p>\n
The judge cited Linda Azcarreta\u2019s death as an important aggravating factor to justify his death sentence for Farinas\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aggregator reflects the prior conviction. The defendant served his sentence and then committed the new felony decades later,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n
As Andres awaits his execution date, the families of his two victims will live on, forever linked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the Farinas (family). They\u2019re the best people,\u201d Rene Azcarreta said. \u201cThey lost a daughter, but gained a son. So we have that connection.\u201d<\/p>\n
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