Following a brief two-hour jury deliberation, the verdict was reached and announced.
An Alabama teenager was found guilty of the 2019 slayings of his five family members when he was 14-years-old.
On April 27, now 17-year-old Mason Sisk was convicted of four counts of capital murder for fatally shooting his dad, John Sisk, 38, his mom, Mary Sisk, 35, and his siblings, Kane, six, Rorrie, four, and Colson, six months. The trial lasted almost two weeks and heard testimony from over 30 witnesses. The teen’s retrial began on April 17. The judge declared a mistrial in September 2022.
Sisk carried out the murders in his Elkmont, Alabama home on September 2, 2019. Throughout the trial, 31 witnesses testified, and jurors reviewed evidence, including a video confession in which Sisk admitted to killing his family due to constant arguments, according to Alabama Local.
At first, Sisk denied involvement in the shootings. However, text messages revealed his boasting about his firearm abilities and the effectiveness of using a gun to carry out the killings.
In 2019, Sisk’s cousin claimed she believed he killed his family after discovering that his mother, Mary, was not his biological mother. She said that the then 14-year-old had exhibited bad behavior in the months before the murders, such as breaking into a school and injuring animals.
Sisk’s defense attorney, Shay Golden, spoke to a local news outlet, stating that his client was disappointed about the outcome of the trial. Golden expressed confidence in their grounds for appeal, indicating that the case would likely be retried.
Since Sisk was a minor at the time of the murders, he will not face the death penalty. Instead, he may receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Sisk’s sentencing is scheduled for July 25.