Dale Glenn Middleton - Florida Death Row

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Dale Glenn Middleton



An Okeechobee County jury voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that Dale Middleton, 39, should face the death penalty for using a knife to murder a neighbor on July 28, 2009.

The same jury last week convicted Middleton of the first-degree murder of Roberta "Bobbie" Elizabeth Christensen following a trial at the Okeechobee County Courthouse, according to a state prosecutor.

At trial, jurors were told Middleton targeted Christensen for a robbery after seeing her with a stack of cash from tips she'd earned as a waitress at the Golden Corral restaurant.

However, when Middleton, of the 2700 block of Northeast 11th Court, went to Christensen's home and couldn't find any cash, he killed the 49-year-old and stole a large-screen television, which he later sold for $200, records show.

Chief Assistant State Attorney Tom Bakkedahl said Middleton will be sentenced in late September or October. It's up to a judge to rule whether Middleton will face life in prison or execution, but the court is required to give great weight to the jury's recommendation.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/aug/...th-for-killer/

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Okeechobee man sentenced to death in woman's murder

A 39-year-old man convicted of killing a woman was sentenced to death Friday, the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office said.

Dale Glenn Middleton, of the 2700 block of Northeast 11th Court, Okeechobee, was taken into custody in July 2009 for the stabbing death of Roberta Christensen, 49, at her home, detectives said. A jury spent one hour on Aug. 6 to convict Middleton of premeditated first-degree murder, burglary while armed and dealing in stolen property, the Sheriff's Office said.

Acquaintances of Middleton told investigators he had talked about burglarizing Christensen's home days after her death. Investigators learned he had taken a large-screen television from the home. Witnesses told detectives Middleton sold the television for $200.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/oct/...ath-in-womans/