Pedro Bravo looks to the Aguilar family after being found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Christian Aguilar in courtroom 1B of the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Friday, August 15, 2014. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun/Pool) Carlos Aguilar, the father of slain University of Florida student Christian …
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After several hours of deliberation following a two-week trial, the jury has found Pedro Bravo guilty in the first-degree murder of his former high school friend and University of Florida student Christian Aguilar. Bravo, 20, was found guilty of first degree murder, kidnapping-false imprisonment, poisoning, improper transportation of human remains, giving false …
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Pedro Bravo is fingerprinted after being sentence to life in prison for the murder of Christian Aguilar in courtroom 1B of the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Friday, August 15, 2014. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun/Pool) Carlos Aguilar, the father of slain University of Florida student Christian Aguilar, walks with his …
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Day 10 of the Pedro Bravo trial will begin at 8:30 am today. Bravo took the stand yesterday, despite his counsel’s multiple statements that he would not testify in his own defense. Throughout the day he spent hours on the stand disputing the state’s case. During his testimony, Bravo explained …
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The prosecution rested today after presenting their case with several witnesses over the past week and a half. Pedro Bravo walked into the courtroom Thursday morning and decided to testify in his own defense. Bravo is accused of murdering University of Florida student Christian Aguilar, whom prosecutors say he killed …
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Pedro Bravo testifies on the witness stand during his murder trial in courtroom 1B of the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Thursday, August 14, 2014. Bravo is accused of killing University of Florida student Christian Aguilar. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun/Pool) Assistant State Attorney Christopher Elsey shows the jury the shovel …
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Pedro Bravo walked into court on the morning of August 14 with the decision to testify on his own defense. He is accused of murdering University of Florida student Christian Aguilar in 2012. Yesterday Judge James Colaw told the twelve-person jury to plan for deliberations to begin on Thursday. Depending …
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Michael Angelo, a Crips gang member, testified in court today saying it took Pedro Bravo 13 minutes to kill Christian Aguilar, a former University of Florida student. Angelo, a nine-time convicted felon with counts of possession of a weapon and gang activity, walked into the Alachua County Courthouse this morning …
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Levy County inmate Michael Angelo testifies during Pedro Bravo’s murder trial in courtroom 1B of the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Angelo was Bravo’s cellmate at the Alachua County Jail. Bravo is accused of killing University of Florida student Christian Aguilar. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun/Pool) Pedro …
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There has been a great deal of attention on the Pedro Bravo trial happening here in Gainesville. Unfortunately, some of the most recent news just isn’t true. Update: Read the transcript from the trial where the assistant state attorney questions the GPD detective on the image of a Siri search. …
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