# Florida man will be executed for smothering his wife and two of her daughters with plastic bag during messy separation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florida-man-will-be-executed-for-smothering-his-wife-and-two-of-her-daughters-with-plastic-bag-during-messy-separation/
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:02:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T21:40:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16226639/florida-man-execution-jury-suggestion-murder-wife-daughters-plasti-bag.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Florida jury recommended death sentences for Sierra.
- He pleaded guilty to killing his wife and two stepdaughters.
- A judge will decide after a hearing scheduled for 2 November.

## Summary

A Florida jury has recommended the death penalty for Alberto Sierra, who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife, Gladys Machado, and her daughters, Julia and Daniela, during a bitter separation. The recommendation follows testimony about the 2012 killings and the abuse that prosecutors said preceded them; a judge will make the final decision.

Jurors voted unanimously for a death sentence over Julia’s murder, 11 to one for Machado’s, and eight to four for Daniela’s. Florida law requires at least eight jurors to recommend death, and a hearing on 2 November will allow the defence to argue for life imprisonment. The girls’ father and their brother gave statements about the loss and its lasting impact.

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