Gregory and Kimberly Malnory
Summary of Offense:
James Ford and Greg Malnory were co-workers at the South Florida Sod Farm in rural Charlotte County. Ford made plans to go fishing on the sod farm with Greg and his wife Kim on April 6, 1997. On April 7, 1997, the bodies of Greg and Kim Malnory were found in a field near a pond at the sod farm. The 22-month-old daughter of the Malnorys was found alive, but exposed to the elements, in the Malnorys' truck. The medical examiner testified that Greg Malnory had been shot in the back of the head with a bullet from a .22 caliber rifle, bludgeoned at least seven times with an axe, and then had his throat slit. Kim Malnory was raped, and then bludgeoned with an axe nine times in the head by Ford, who then put the barrel of the .22 caliber rifle in her mouth and pulled the trigger. Ford was linked to the crimes by being seen on the same day of the murder with blood on his face, hands, and clothes. Also, a significant amount of DNA evidence, mostly from the sexual offenses, was found at the crime scene and matched Ford’s DNA. Additionally, the .22 caliber rifle used in the murders belonged to Ford.
Ford was sentenced to death in Charlotte County on June 3, 1999.
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