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MOUNT DORA, Fla. <\/strong>\u2013 Vickie Williams will spend the rest of her life in prison after jurors rejected the death penalty on Friday during the penalty phase of her trial.<\/p>\n

Vickie Williams was convicted Tuesday of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of theft in the New Year\u2019s Eve 2022 stabbing deaths of Darryl and Sharon Getman inside their Mount Dora senior living facility apartment.<\/p>\n

The state and defense both presented closing arguments on Friday. Prosecutors argued the brutality of the killings and the Getmans\u2019 ages warranted the death penalty.<\/p>\n

Defense attorneys pointed to Williams\u2019 untreated schizophrenia, arguing her severe mental illness should spare her life<\/p>\n

During the penalty phase, jurors heard emotional testimony from the adult children of Darryl and Sharon Getman as they weigh whether Williams should receive the death penalty.<\/p>\n

Brittany Getman told jurors the loss of her parents has changed everything about her daily life.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day has become heavy. The way you navigate the world is forever altered. Colors are duller, and perhaps most crushing, pure joy no longer exists,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her brother, Anthony Getman, described how he still reaches out to his parents even though they are gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still send texts to their old phone numbers on birthdays and holidays\u2026 it\u2019s just my way of trying to keep some small connection with them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Jurors spent roughly 30 minutes deliberating before returning a guilty verdict on all three counts.<\/p>\n

Mount Dora police found the Getmans\u2019 bodies inside their apartment in December 2022. Police in Mount Dora say security video shows Williams walking in the Waterman Village senior living complex. She also asked to use a resident\u2019s shower and charge her cell phone.<\/p>\n

Footage also showed the Getmans\u2019 car, a Kia Soul, leaving the apartment complex around 2 a.m. on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n

Detectives tracked Sharon Getman\u2019s cellphone \u2014 left inside the missing vehicle \u2014 using cellphone pings and license plate readers.<\/p>\n

That trail led to Savannah, Georgia, where Williams was arrested in January 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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