Around August 5, 1991, James Guzman and Martha Cronin began living together at the Imperial Motor Lodge, where they became acquainted with David Colvin, who also resided at the motel.
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 10m 2001, Guzman confessed to Cronin that he had killed Colvin and had taken a diamond ring and some money from him. Later, Guzman also discussed the commission of the crime with a cellmate named Paul Rogers in the spring of 1992.
On August 12, Colvin’s body was discovered lying face down on the bed of his motel room. The body had nineteen stab, incision, and hack wounds to the face, skull, back, and chest and a defensive wound to the left hand. The body was soaked in blood and a large amount of blood was found spattered on the walls. A bent and twisted samurai sword was found on the light fixture above the bed.
Colvin’s blood alcohol level was determined to be .34 at the time of death.
Source: Florida Commission on Capital Cases
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 10m 2001, Guzman confessed to Cronin that he had killed Colvin and had taken a diamond ring and some money from him. Later, Guzman also discussed the commission of the crime with a cellmate named Paul Rogers in the spring of 1992.
On August 12, Colvin’s body was discovered lying face down on the bed of his motel room. The body had nineteen stab, incision, and hack wounds to the face, skull, back, and chest and a defensive wound to the left hand. The body was soaked in blood and a large amount of blood was found spattered on the walls. A bent and twisted samurai sword was found on the light fixture above the bed.
Colvin’s blood alcohol level was determined to be .34 at the time of death.
Source: Florida Commission on Capital Cases