Nassau man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murders of his wife, adult children
A Nassau County man has pleaded guilty to the 2021 murders of his wife and two of his adult children.
William Broyles shot and killed his wife, 57-year-old Candace L. Broyles; his daughter, 27-year-old Cora Lynn Broyles; and his son, 28-year-old Aaron Christopher Broyles, in a Callahan home on Dec. 1, 2021.
Broyles filled out a 'plea of guilty with negotiated sentence' form, which was filed Monday.
He checked the box that states 'guilty because I am guilty of the offense(s).'
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Broyles was sentenced to three life terms in prison that will run concurrently, the form states.
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Originally, Broyles pleaded not guilty, and originally, prosecutors were seeking the death penalty.
Broyles was previously ruled incompetent to stand trial on Oct. 21, 2022. On Tuesday, the court issued a ruling that Broyles is now competent.
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