Peter Avsenew is a prostitute and convicted murderer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In August 2018, he was sentenced to death for the 2010 murders of a gay couple in Wilton Manors, Florida. During the trial, Avesnew showed no remorse, writing to the judge that "homosexuals are a disgrace to mankind and must be put down" and giving the victims' families the middle finger. ^[1]

Peter Avsenew is a self-proclaimed prostitute. His mother, Jeane Avsenew testified that Avsenew’s sister, was murdered when he was 8. As a teenager, he said he was sexually abused by his stepfather. ^{[1] [undefined]}

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, Peter Asvenew was sentenced to the death penalty after murdering a gay couple in Wilton Manors, Florida in 2010. Peter Avsenew was convicted in 2017 of first-degree murder in the deaths of Kevin Adams and Steven Powell. The couple let Avsenew into their home after answering the sexually suggestive ad he posted on Craigslist. The victims, Adams and Powell, were shot and killed in the home they shared together for 30 years. ^{[1] [undefined]}

Asvenew then stole their credit cards, money and car and drove north to his mother’s home in Polk County, Florida on Christmas Day. When she realized he was a killer, she turned him in to the police. ^[undefined]

In addition to the two counts of first-degree murder, Avsenew was convicted on two counts each of armed robbery, grand theft auto, credit card fraud and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. ^[1]

Avsenew showed no remorse or reaction when the death sentence was handed down to him, but he later gave the middle finger to the families of Mr Adams and Mr Powell as they left the courthouse. ^[undefined]

In response to the disrespectful gesture, Missy Badget, sister to Mr Adams, said: “After what happened in that courtroom just now, I’m happy that he’s being put to the death penalty.”

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Marci Craig, Mr Adams’ other sister, added: “In my heart of hearts, I knew that he was making that gesture to us.”

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After his conviction, Avsenew sent a hand-scribbled letter to Broward County Judge Ilona Holmes, boasting about the killings.

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"It is my duty as a white man to cull the weak and timid from existence," Avsenew wrote.

"I will always stand up for what I believe in and eradicate anything in my way.

Homosexuals are a disgrace to mankind and must be put down.

These weren't the first and won't be the last."

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"I must secure an existance (sic) for white people and a future for white children," Avsenew continued.

"I regret nothing and am proud of every choice I've made in my life.

… I will not ask for mercy and am not sorry."

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Avsenew said there is no singular event to blame for his behavior.

Instead, Avsenew wrote that he's "been like this for as long as I can remember."

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The letter details how Avsenew started by killing animals -- "ducks, cats, frogs, snakes, squirrels, opossums, etc." -- before moving on because "they were too easy."

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"I can't put into words the feeling of ending a life, it's euphoric at the least," Avsenew wrote. ^[undefined]

Avsenew expressed similar sentiments at a Spencer hearing in June, saying “I have no consequences for my actions.

I plan on hurting people.

… I wholeheartedly have nothing to lose, and I’m going to take it out on everybody I can.”

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