Jury Convicts Pair of Four Murders in 2000
A jury found two gang members guilty Monday of four murders during a months-long crime rampage in 2000 that ended in a hostage-taking on Santa Monica Pier.
Oswaldo Amezcua, 29, and Joseph Conrad Flores, 34, also were convicted of attempted murder, arson, robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The penalty phase of the trial will begin today to determine whether they should be put to death.
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