South Carolina Father Sentenced to Death for Killing His 5 Children

South Carolina Father Sentenced to Death for Killing His 5 Children
Defense attorney Boyd Young talks with Tim Jones, center, during the sentencing phase of his trial in Lexington, S.C. Timothy Jones, Jr. was found guilty of killing his 5 young children in 2014. Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool
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A jury has sentenced a South Carolina father to death on June 13 for murdering his five young children, then dumping their bodies on the side of a dirt road in Alabama.

Timothy Jones Jr., 37, was convicted of five counts of murder in the killing of his children, aged 1 and 8, in their home in 2014. The jury took less than two hours of deliberation before delivering their verdict, choosing death instead of life without parole.