WPTV and St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A man convicted of killing his girlfriend and their unborn child was sentenced to death Friday afternoon.

"Therefore, Jose Soto-Escalera, I hereby sentence you to death for the first-degree murder of Tanya Wise. I also independently sentence you to death for the first-degree murder of her unborn child," Judge Lawrence Mirman said in court on Friday.

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Last month, Soto-Escalera was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors said that Soto-Escalera killed Wise so his wife would not find out that he and the victim were involved i

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