Jose Benitez Tilley was sentenced to 65 years in prison over double homicide case
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The deaths of Dustin Carr and Haley Smith were found in the back of the store on February 13 when a Papa John’s employee arrived for work in the morning. An ex-coworker named Jose Benitez Tilley killed the engaged pair, who had been working Saturday night into the wee hours at the pizza parlor.
What was done by Jose Benitez Tilley?
A few days later, Jose Benitez Tilley was detained by the Elkhart County Homicide Unit in connection with the double homicide that had shocked the entire neighborhood. Before he was fired, Tilley apparently worked at Papa John’s with the couple. Police were able to spot Tilley fatally shooting Carr and Smith through security film.
The former Papa John’s employee, who had admitted guilt to two counts of murder in Elkhart County last month, was given the maximum punishment for murder under Indiana state law on Thursday, July 14. He was given 65 years in prison. Tilley was given two concurrent sentences of 65 years.
Haley Smith’s murder of a Papa John’s employee is being looked into
The investigation into the murder of a Papa John’s employee by Haley Smith and Dustin Carr. In the winter of 2021, Haley Smith, 22, and Dustin Carr, 37, had just become engaged. Friends of the family have said that the 22-year-old “loved to read books.” She adored sunflowers, they added. Why would you harm someone in that manner?
On Saturday, only Smith and Carr were working at the restaurant
According to witnesses. Only Smith and Carr were working at the restaurant on Saturday night. When Jose Benitez Tilley, a resident of Goshen, came back the same night to request the job he had previously been denied; surveillance video shows Tilley entering the Papa John’s location. After approximately 30 minutes, the video captures him leaving the establishment and leaving the lights off as he pulls up to the restaurant’s back. The following morning, the remains were found in an alley behind the restaurant.
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Judge Michael Christofeno of the Circuit Court interrogated Jose Benitez Tilley, who subsequently acknowledged shooting the pair to death in February. Before fleeing the scene, he reportedly acknowledged robbing the deceased of his money and jewels. The judge dropped a second charge of mistreating a corpse.
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