Miami jury recommends death penalty for Alberto Sierra for killing estranged wife, her young daughters

A Miami jury has recommended the death penalty for Alberto Sierra, the man who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and her two daughters in 2012.Emotions ran high inside the courtroom late Tuesday afternoon when the verdict was read, with the victim's surviving son breaking down in tears.For the killing of Gladys Machado, the jury voted 11-1 to recommend the death penalty, while the jury voted 12-0 in favor of the death penalty for 6-year-old Julia Padron, and 8-4 for the killing of 3-year-old Daniela Padron.Jurors deliberated for about six hours on Tuesday before the decision was announced late Tuesday afternoon.However, while the jury recommended the death penalty, the judge will have the final say as to what punishment to impose.The judge is expected to make that decision next month.Emotional death penalty trial lasted for weeksProsecutors had argued that Sierra initially tried to cover up the crimes but was ultimately linked to them through DNA evidence."Gladys and her lit