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Criminal

Dec. 17, 2016

Self-represented defendant convicted of serial murder

An Orange County jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before convicting a sex offender of murdering four women while on probation and wearing a GPS monitor.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA — An Orange County jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before convicting a sex offender of murdering four women while on probation and wearing a GPS monitor.

Steven Dean Gordon represented himself during the trial and indicated he would continue serving as his own attorney in the death penalty phase, which begins Monday before Judge Patrick ...

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