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Jury Recommends Death for Florida Man Convicted in 2022 Killing of Pregnant Teen

Jurors reached the 11–1 recommendation after prosecutors highlighted messages about her pregnancy and an ultrasound photo as evidence of premeditation.

Overview

  • Donovan Faison, 23, was found guilty of first-degree murder, killing an unborn child, and burglary with a firearm in the shooting of 18-year-old Kaylin Fiengo.
  • A judge will impose the sentence on Dec. 5, with Circuit Judge Donna Goerner set to make the final decision.
  • Prosecutors showed texts in which Fiengo sent positive pregnancy tests and Faison responded "Abortion!!!," alongside a message to a friend saying he would "crop her out."
  • Investigators said Fiengo was shot in her car at Sanford’s Coastline Park in November 2022, where a bullet casing and an ultrasound image were recovered.
  • Authorities have not said whether Faison was the father of the unborn child, and he was arrested roughly 10 months after the killing.