Summary of Offense:
On January 13, 1995, Rory Conde picked up a prostitute, Rhonda Dunn, and took her to his apartment. After twice engaging in sexual relations, Dunn got up to go to the bathroom. Conde followed her and began to manually strangle her from behind. Dunn and Conde struggled and fell to the floor, but Dunn eventually died from asphyxiation. Conde disposed of her body by driving it to another location and leaving it on the side of the road. In June of 1995, fire rescue personnel found a woman, who was naked and bound in duct tape, trapped in an apartment. While investigating the kidnapping, police found evidence in the apartment that linked the tenant to the six prostitute murders. The apartment was rented by Conde, and he became a suspect in the murders. After his arrest, Conde consented to searches of his apartment and car and the taking of saliva and blood samples. The day after his arrest, Conde confessed to the murders. DNA evidence linked Conde to six murders.
The sequence of events in the Dunn murder occurred on five prior dates. On each occasion, Conde picked up prostitutes, engaged in sexual relations, strangled them, and disposed of the bodies. The five previous victims (and date of death) are: Lazaro Comesana (September 16, 1994), Elisa Martinez (October 8, 1994), Charity Nava (November 20, 1994), Wanda Crawford (November 25, 1994), and Necole Schneider (December 17, 1994). Conde stated that after each murder, he knelt over the body and verbally blamed the victim for his marital problems. The murders were preceded by the break-up of his marriage. Conde also engaged in post-mortem sexual relations with each of the victims.
Conde was sentenced to death in Miami-Dade County on March 7, 2000.
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