Irwin Marchand, 74, and Shirley Marchand, 72
Doug Dooley, 50
Travis Moore
Bernard James
Rolando Stewart
Prosecutors seek death penalty for triple-murder suspects
By Sheila V. Kumar
The Times-Picayune
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for four of five people accused of slashing the throats of a Gonzales family during a robbery that went awry.
WBRZ reported Tuesday officials are seeking the death penalty for Michael Aikens, Travis Moore, Bernard James and Rolondo Stewart.
Authorities say Robert Irwin Marchand, his wife Shirley Marchand, and her son Douglas Dooley were killed while the five men attempted to rob them of gold and silver coins and cash. They say Aikens knew Marchand was a coin collector.
All five were charged with first-degree murder and all have pleaded not guilty.
Robert Marchand and Dooley were found dead in their home Feb. 18. Shirley Marchand died March 2.
Prosecutors are not requesting the death penalty for Devon James, who allegedly allowed the other four men to open the stolen cache of coins at his home.
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