See what Hollywoood can do to you? So apparently this guy named Skylar Deleon, who had a few bit parts in the popular 90's series "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", (which by the way was a terrible mosh-up between Saved by the Bell and Voltron) hath murdered some folk. And it appears this wasn't the first time either. But this time, however, he killed with flare and style. He, and a few cohorts, tricked an old retired couple into thinking he was interested in buying their yacht. So when they set out to sea for a "test run" of the boat the crazed former actor made them sign over their boat and life savings. Then they tied their old asses up to an anchor and promptly lowered them into the deep blue sea. Yes they were still alive by the way. There seems to be a trend for actors who used to be on Power Rangers. I think one of them is dead and another became a gay porn star. I never really liked Power Rangers as a kid cause I thought the actors were kind of creepy. All of them. 15 years later it proves that I was right.
Krizz
Former Power Rangers actor Skylar Deleon guilty of murdering couple
A former child actor has been found guilty of murdering a retired couple who were tied to the anchor of their yacht and thrown overboard while still alive.
Telegraph.co.uk
Last Updated: 2:25PM BST 21 Oct 2008
Skylar Deleon, 29, who had a bit part in an episode of 1990s series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", faces the death penalty after being convicted of three counts of murder at a trial in Santa Ana, California.
Deleon was accused of killing Tom and Jackie Hawks in 2004 in order to steal their £292,000 ($500,000) boat and life savings.
Deleon was also found guilty of murdering Jon Jarvi, of Anaheim, in 2003. Prosecutors had said Deleon met Jarvi in a work programme while serving jail time for burglary, and killed him in Mexico after Jarvi gave him £29,000 ($50,000).
The verdicts had been viewed as a foregone conclusion after defense lawyers acknowledged Deleon was guilty in opening statements, an unusual tactic designed to save him from the death penalty.
Gary Pohlson told reporters that he plans to convince the jury to spare his client's life by having Deleon's relatives and doctors testify during the punishment phase about his troubled past.
"He's had a horrible, horrible life," Mr Pohlson said, noting that Deleon's father abused him and later died of AIDS.
The jury will begin deliberations on Deleon's sentence on Wednesday October 22.
During the trial, the court heard how Deleon and two other men, John F. Kennedy and Alonso Machain, had sailed out with the Hawks' from Newport Harbor in November 2004 for what the unsuspecting couple believed was a test run. Deleon and his cohorts had been posing as prospective buyers of the yacht.
However once out at sea, the three men overpowered the couple, handcuffing them and covering their eyes and mouths with duct tape before forcing them to sign and fingerprint title transfer documents for the yacht.
Machain, who testified for the prosecution, told how the terrified couple were then tied to the boat's anchor and lowered into the sea. Their bodies were never found. Machain and Kennedy face trials at a later date.
Deleon was accused of killing Tom and Jackie Hawks in 2004 in order to steal their £292,000 ($500,000) boat and life savings.
Deleon was also found guilty of murdering Jon Jarvi, of Anaheim, in 2003. Prosecutors had said Deleon met Jarvi in a work programme while serving jail time for burglary, and killed him in Mexico after Jarvi gave him £29,000 ($50,000).
The verdicts had been viewed as a foregone conclusion after defense lawyers acknowledged Deleon was guilty in opening statements, an unusual tactic designed to save him from the death penalty.
Gary Pohlson told reporters that he plans to convince the jury to spare his client's life by having Deleon's relatives and doctors testify during the punishment phase about his troubled past.
"He's had a horrible, horrible life," Mr Pohlson said, noting that Deleon's father abused him and later died of AIDS.
The jury will begin deliberations on Deleon's sentence on Wednesday October 22.
During the trial, the court heard how Deleon and two other men, John F. Kennedy and Alonso Machain, had sailed out with the Hawks' from Newport Harbor in November 2004 for what the unsuspecting couple believed was a test run. Deleon and his cohorts had been posing as prospective buyers of the yacht.
However once out at sea, the three men overpowered the couple, handcuffing them and covering their eyes and mouths with duct tape before forcing them to sign and fingerprint title transfer documents for the yacht.
Machain, who testified for the prosecution, told how the terrified couple were then tied to the boat's anchor and lowered into the sea. Their bodies were never found. Machain and Kennedy face trials at a later date.
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