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Two Jacksonville men facing the death penalty in two separate murder cases

One man has been charged with shooting and killing a woman in front of her child.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The State Attorney Office said the death penalty is still on the table for two Jacksonville men accused of murder in two separate cases.    

On Thursday, a grand jury charged Chad Absher with the first-degree murder of Ashlee Rucker.

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Prosecutors said Absher shot Rucker and her sister in front of their young children.

A grand jury also indicted Gerard Stewart after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said he admitted to stabbing his wife to death and placing her body in the trunk of their car.

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