Prosecutors will seek death penalty in slaying of grandparents
By John HopkinsThe Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE - Talion Hawkins pleaded with police in March 2006, after he confessed to detectives that he had killed his grandparents in their home in the Indian River section of the city. "All I ask is that you all please help me stay alive," he told detectives. "Jail time... I will stay in jail the rest of my life, but I'd rather live. You understand?" Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty against Hawkins. The 19-year-old is scheduled to stand trial in Chesapeake Circuit Court . . .
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