Double murderer Joseph Zieler attacks attorney and sentenced to death in Florida.

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Double murderer Joseph Zieler attacks attorney and sentenced to death in Florida.
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Joseph Zieler, convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl and her babysitter over three decades ago, has been sentenced to death in Florida. During the sentencing, Zieler elbowed his own attorney in the face, resulting in bailiffs tackling him to the ground and escorting him out of the courtroom. Zieler had previously made vulgar gestures and yelled at the jury during the trial. He was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by a judge.

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