Summary of Offense:
Terance Valentine and his wife Livia Romero immigrated to the United States in 1975. The couple settled in New Orleans and adopted a child, Giovanna. After seeking a divorce from Valentine in 1986, Romero married Ferdinand Porche. Romero then relocated with her daughter and new husband to Tampa, Florida. Shortly after the move, Romero began receiving threatening phone calls from Valentine. On September 9, 1988, Ferdinand Porche returned home to meet his family. When Porche entered the house, Valentine shot him in the back, severing his spinal cord and rendering him paralyzed from the waist down. Valentine said to Porche, “This is my revenge.” Porche was forced to crawl into the bedroom where he saw his pregnant wife naked, bound and gagged, and his baby crying. Valentine then began to systematically beat and torture Porche, announcing, “I’m gonna kill you, but you’re gonna suffer.” Valentine then transported Porche and Romero to a remote location and shot them both. Livia Romero survived the attack and informed police that Valentine was the assailant. In the weeks following her release from the hospital, Romero began to receive calls from Valentine. With the help of police recording devices, Romero taped her conversations with Valentine, which subsequently led to his arrest.
Valentine was resentenced to death in Hillsborough County on September 30, 1994.
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