Man guilty after pair tied to anchor

A MAN has been convicted of murdering three people, including a couple who were tied to an anchor and thrown off their yacht off the Californian coast.

An Orange County jury found Skylar Deleon, aged 29, guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and special circumstances for financial gain and multiple victims.

Deleon’s attorney had conceded to the jury from the outset that Deleon was guilty but should not be put to death. The penalty phase of the trial will start shortly.