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Ellen Sue Venzer
Coverage of Ellen Sue Venzer in the Nexus archive.
second-degree murdertopic2Onelio Castro-Arroyoperson1Yanelis Gonzálezperson1Miami-Dade Countyplace1Autism Spectrum Disordertopic1Richard E. Gerstein Justice Buildingplace1Marcus Terryperson1Ray Matosperson1Dade Correctional Institutionplace1NBC Miamiorganization1armed burglarytopic1armed robberytopic1
- Defendant accused of stabbing wife 16 times in front of daughter rejects plea deal, shouts at Miami-Dade judge
A 58-year-old man accused of stabbing his estranged wife 16 times in front of their 7-year-old daughter in 2019 rejected a plea deal during a Miami-Dade court hearing. The defendant, Onelio Castro-Arroyo, shouted at the judge and has a history of five prior convictions, including arson and theft.
- Florida prisoner laughs as judge sentences him to life for killing cellmate with pen: 'You are amusing'
Marcus Terry, a Florida prisoner already serving a life sentence, was convicted of second-degree murder for killing his cellmate, Ray Matos, with a pen in 2021. Judge Ellen Sue Venzer sentenced Terry to life in prison without parole after he laughed during the sentencing and dismissed his lawyer's motion for a new trial.