Overview
- Judge Yasmine Poles sentenced Carlos Jose Hernandez and Joshua Zuazo to life in prison without parole for the killing of 72-year-old Hussein Murray.
- Murray’s sons delivered emotional statements and read a poem written by their mother, while both defendants declined to speak as they plan to appeal.
- Prosecutors said the pair lured Murray to his basement after gaining entry by posing as DTE workers, assaulted and bound his wife, and stole jewelry and cash.
- Separate juries in the same courtroom found both men guilty in October of first-degree murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment after brief deliberations.
- Hernandez was arrested in Louisiana on Oct. 12, 2024, and Zuazo was taken into custody in Plymouth Township two days later.