The man convicted in the 2010 killing of a Nova Southeastern University professor was sentenced to death for the murder Friday.
Randy W. Tundidor, 47, was convicted in May 2012 in the April 2010 murder of Dr. Joseph Morrissey. A jury had already recommended the death sentence in the case.
Prosecutors say Morrissey, who was Tundidor's landlord, was in the process of evicting him when Tundidor stabbed the professor to death inside his Plantation home with the help of his son, Randy H. Tundidor. The home was set on fire while Morrissey's wife and young son were inside, but they were able to safely escape.
"I feel at peace, I feel peace now," said Morrissey's widow, Linda. "At the end of the day, he gets death. But we're going home and we still have to live our loss."
Randy H. Tundidor was sentenced to 40 years behind bars for his role in the murder. He testified against his father at the trial, claiming the elder Tundidor recruited him to put "a scare" into Morrissey.
Randy H. Tundidor agreed to testify against his father as part of a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The elder Tundidor claimed his son killed Morrissey.
Morrissey, 46, was a science professor at Nova who worked on cancer research.
Linda said her son asked Friday if Tundidor was going away, "I said yeah. You will not have to see him again."
