Judge Mary Rowlands of the Summit County Court has placed her sentencing decision upon a 59-year-old man who was found guilty on counts of murdering and kidnapping three Youngstown men.

Elias Gudino, 59, will serve 23 years in prison for murdering three Youngstown men and attempting to murder a fourth man who was also kidnapped. 

Gudino was originally convicted in connection with the murders of Inmer Reyes, 25, Victor Varela-Rodriguez, 31, and Domingo Castillo-Reyes, 35.

Gudino's earliest chance for parole will happen when he is 82 years old.

According to court testimony, all three men were bound, gagged, and shot in an execution fashion. A fourth man who survived the kidnapping and attempted murder says that the bullet allegedly went through his hat.

Gudino was found guilty on all charges brought against him by a jury earlier this year in October.

 

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