A Florida judge sentenced convicted killer Donovan Faison to death Friday, following the murder of his former girlfriend and their unborn child.
A Seminole County judge handed down the sentence to 23-year-old Faison, for the 2022 murder of Kaylin Fiengo, 18, according to a press release by the Office of the State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit.
“You may and should consider the cold, calculated, premeditated nature of this killing,” prosecutor Stewart Stone previously told the jury. “This was an execution-style killing.”
WFTV-9 reports that in November, a jury convicted Faison of first-degree murder, which included the “death of an unborn child.” He was also convicted of burglary.
Faison murdered Fiengo as she sat inside a Nissan in Sanford. Prosecutors said that he lured her to Coastline Park before shooting her in the head.
Investigators found a bullet casing at the scene, along with an ultrasound image.
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The prosecution said Faison became upset when Fiengo refused to get an abortion, and “erupted” in anger when she showed him two positive pregnancy tests.
Faison replied with a one-word text message to Fiengo that read, “Abortion!!!,” according to Law&Crime.
Text messages shown to jurors revealed that Faison told a friend he wanted to “crop her out,” referring to the victim. At the time, Faison had reportedly been living with another woman who had suspected him of cheating.
“Phones are an extension of your mind and your body – it’s the reason we can give you clear, convincing evidence,” prosecutor Domenick Leo stated. “He said he was going to do it, then he did it. The police got the right guy.”
In an 11-1 vote, the jury recommended the death penalty due to aggravating factors in the case.
“She graduated high school early as a young mother, with her cap saying ‘mommy did it, ‘” Fiengo’s mother said in a statement.
“She is a loss for many, but for her mom an empty hole in my heart that will never heal.”
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[Feature Photo: Kaylin Fiengo/Handout]
