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LATEST NEWS:
King boys' mother charged with theft
Janet Lyttle was charged with theft by deception after illegally collecting Social Security survivor benefits on behalf of her sons — Alex and Derek King, the Florida teens convicted of beating their father to death. While the money is usually available for children whose primary wage earner died, the King case is an exception since the boys were responsible for their father's killing.
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Win some, lose some
Ricky Chavis may have been acquitted of murdering Terry Lee King even before a separate jury heard the case against Kings' young sons. But Chavis' legal troubles were far from over — he was then tried for molesting the younger King boy, Alex, and though a jury cleared him of molestation and kidnapping, they convicted him of false imprisonment. After receiving a five year sentence for that crime, Chavis faced a third trial, this time for helping the boys after they killed their father. He was found guilty and handed the maximum sentence of 30 years behind bars.
Chavis sentenced to 30 years for evidence tampering, accessory charges
Chavis gets five years for false imprisonment
King boys testify against Chavis
Judge rejects Chavis' bid to dismiss bid molestation charges
Verdict thrown out, brothers get lighter sentences
After a judge overturned the murder convictions of two boys found guilty of murdering their father in his sleep, an agreement was hammered out through a mediator giving Alex and Derek King lighter sentences.
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King brothers transferred to juvenile facility
Boys plead guilty
Read the boys statements acknowledging their roles in murder
Mediation talks begin
Judge throws out convictions
Chavis acquitted; brothers guilty
Just 90 minutes after a Florida jury found Derek King, 14, and Alex King, 13, guilty of second-degree murder and arson, a judge unsealed another jury's week-old verdict acquitting Ricky Marvin Chavis of the same crime. The brothers face up to life in prison for the death of their father, but will be eligible for parole one day. Chavis, a convicted pedophile, still faces trial for allegations he sexually abused Alex and tried to help coverup the murder of his longtime friend.
Read about the King verdict
Watch the King verdict
Read the verdict sheets
Sept. 5, 2002: In closing, prosecutor says boys murdered father
Sept. 5, 2002: In closing, prosecutor says boys murdered father
Sept. 4, 2002: Younger brother recants confession on stand
Sept. 4, 2002: Boys' audiotaped confessions played for jury
Sept. 3, 2002: Prosecutor argues opposing murder theories
Aug. 29, 2002: Jury reaches a verdict in Chavis case
Aug. 28, 2002: Judge deals blow to prosecution
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In back-to-back Florida trials, two juries must decide the fate of Terry Lee King's accused murderers — the victim's friend, convicted child molester Ricky Marvin Chavis; or King's own sons, Alex, 13, and Derek, 14. Alex King claims Chavis, a convicted child molester, was his lover.
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Offense Report
Investigators outline details of their investigation in this official report
Sex Abuse Indictment
Ricky Chavis is charged separately with sexually abusing Alex King
Alex's Notes
In these handwritten notes, Alex King professes his love for the 40-year-old Chavis
Molestation Report
This document stems from a 1984 case in which Chavis was sentenced for molesting three boys
Autopsy Report
Terry Lee King was bludgeoned to death after being struck in the head, chest and other areas of his body 10 times
Derek's Indictment
Along with his brother Alex and Chavis, Derek King was charged with murder and arson in his father's death
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