PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (Court TV/Scripps News Tampa Bay) — Shelby Nealy faces the death penalty at his Spencer hearing on Tuesday.

In July, a jury recommended that Nealy be put to death for the murders of Richard Ivancic, Laura Ivancic and Nicholas Ivancic after he pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated cruelty and first-degree murder.

The prosecution presents opening statements in the penalty phase for Shelby Nealy, who pleaded guilty to killing his wife and her family. A jury will decide if he should be sentenced to death or spend life in prison for the murders. (Court TV)

Richard and Laura were the parents of Nealy’s wife, Jamie Ivancic. Nicholas was her brother.

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Nealy was arrested in Ohio in 2019 after police caught him wit

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