FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Randy Tundidor Sr. was sentenced to death for the murder of Nova Southeastern University professor Joseph Morrissey.
Tundidor, 47, was found guilty back in April 2012.
Tundidor's son, Randy H. Tundidor, plead guilty to taking part in the murder and testified against his father. Tundidor Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison in December 2012.
In April 2010, the Tundidors broke into the home of Morrissey, their landlord, and forced he and his wife to drive to a nearby ATM. Upon returning to the house, the men tied the couple up at gunpoint while their 5-year-old son was sleeping nearby.
After killing Morrissey, the Tundidors set the house on fire.
During the trial, Morrissey's wife said the Tundidors were angry that they were about to be evicted from the home they rented from the professor.
Tundidor's son testified that he thought they were only going to rob the couple, but persuaded his father to only kill Morrissey and leave his wife and son alone.
The jury that found Tundidor Sr. guilty recommended that he be sentenced to death.
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