SEATTLE — Quick Facts:
- Joseph McEnroe convicted of 6 counts of aggravated murder
- Same jury who convicted him will decide punishment
- Penalty phase began Tuesday
- He will be sentenced to death or life in prison
Joseph McEnroe, the man convicted of killing six members of a Carnation family, took the stand in the penalty phase of his trial Thursday.
The phase of the trial to determine whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison began Tuesday.
McEnroe was convicted of six counts of aggravated first-degree murder last week. The same jury who convicted him will determine his punishment.
Prosecutors say McEnroe and his former girlfriend, Michele Anderson, shot and killed six members of Anderson's family on Christmas Eve 2007.
While testifying to in hopes to avoid execution, a soft-spoken McEnroe said, "There is no question I did these awful things. I thought I had to." He went on to talk about his childhood.