JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia man accused of killing a Florida woman he met on Craigslist lost control when he learned she was a Navy wife with two children, his lawyer said.
Assistant Public Defender Michael Bateh told jurors David Kelsey Sparre admits having sex with Tiara Pool and then killing her but it wasn't premeditated, The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union reported Wednesday.
Bateh said his client just "snapped" when he found out who Pool really was after the two had sex.
Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda said the prosecution will prove that Pool's death was a case of premeditated, felony murder.
She was stabbed at least 89 times with the largest knife in her kitchen, he said.
Pool's husband, Michael Pool, testified Tuesday that he was deployed aboard the USS The Sullivans at the time of his wife's killing. Their two sons were out of town with family.
Sparre's public defenders can succeed in making a case for second-degree murder, the finding would keep the Waynesville, Ga., man off Florida's death row, observers said.
