The story of the former Power Rangers sentenced to death for triple murder

The story of Skylar De Leon It is extremely captivating and curious. He was a promise of children’s TV who had a small role in the popular TV series Power Rangers, between 1993 and 1994 and ended sentenced to death for three murders.

As a child he was called John Julius Jacobson Jr. He later changed his gender identity and name twice. She was renamed Skylar Julius DeLeon, and in prison she called herself that Precious Skylar DeLeon.

Skylar is credited with the media and brutal killings of Tom and Jackie Hawks on her yacht in 2004. She was also convicted of the 2003 murder of Jon Jarvi, a Californian whose body was found in Mexico. The reasons for this crime are unknown.

From fame to the United States Navy

Skylar Precious DeLeon was born under the name of John Julius Jacobson Jr. on 12 August 1979, a CaliforniaUnited States, and his parents are John Jacobson and Lisa Wildin.

Skylar changed her name before she got married with Jennifer Henderson to separate from her father. DeLeon confessed that her father abused him and her mother. as a result of this she chose to be called Skylar DeLeonseeing it as neutral in terms of gender.

As for her career, she worked in various children’s novels (before changing her gender identity) and had a brief role in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers at the age of 14 in the episode “Second Chance”. In addition, he had also appeared in various commercials and advertisements.

Due to some money problems, he left the industry and joined the United States Navy at 20 years old. But, after an unauthorized absence for fifteen days, he was not allowed to continue.

DeLeon married Jennifer Henderson in September 2002 and they divorced in December 2006. During the marriage, Skylar and his wife had two children. Lack of money was essential for the couple to start committing crimes.

Double homicide and the death penalty

Skylar and Jennifer had gone no further than keeping a few small gas stations up and being involved in a car theft. But DeLeon wanted to bet on something else, she felt it was time for a big robbery. However, Skylar and Jennifer’s latest hit didn’t go as planned.

The events date back to November 2004, when Tom and Jackie Hawks, a retired couple, has put his yacht up for sale. The couple called the ship “Well deserved”. It was a fitting name for a happy and successful married couple of sailors whose hard work allowed them to retire early and pursue the life of their dreams.

After spending years traveling and living on his 65-foot boat, Tom Hawks, a 57-year-old bodybuilder and former surveillance agent with two children from a previous marriage, and his wife, Jackie, 47, were ready to go. coast and claim their “earthly” life.

Tom wanted to sell his yacht and published it in a local newspaper. Quickly, DeLeon responded to the announcement and asked to visit the ship.

It was during the “test” of the yacht, in Newport Beach Harbor (California), when DeLeon, together with his wife and three accomplices: Alonso Machain, Myron Gardner and John Kennedy, attacked the owners with a gun, tied them and they made him sign a document guaranteeing them ownership of the ship.

The two were then tied to a heavy anchor and thrown alive into the water. Hawks’ bodies were never found. It was Machain, one of the participants in the attack, who confessed to the crime during a police interrogation in March 2005.

The investigation found this Tom and Jackie Hawks were taken to the ocean floor and drowned alive.

Alonso Machain, despite cooperating in the investigation, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the heinous crime. Jennifer DeLeon was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. John Kennedy was sentenced to death for his part in the murder of Thomas and Jackie Hawks.

For Skylar DeLeon, the judge called the death sentence by lethal injection. However, due to the moratorium in California, she will be living her days on death row.

Gary Pohlson, DeLeon’s defense attorney, said his only goal was to save Skylar’s life. Also, He admitted his guilt for the death of these two people.

Within the defense presented over the years, the lawyer exposed the hard life of his Skylar: victim of abuse and violence during her childhood. Due to this situation, DeLeon was never able to establish a solid career after the popularity of the Power Rangers series.

Change of identity

already in prison, Skylar has changed her gender again. This time she left the gender neutral to become a woman. That said, she asked for her to be transferred to a women’s prison, since she got along well with women, according to the ABC network in the United States.

“I’m not attracted to guys, but I 100% wanted the surgery, but I only like women,” DeLeon said of the “20/20” cycle. It was the desire for such confirmatory surgery, in part, that led Skylar to commit the double murder.

Jennifer Henderson, DeLeon’s ex-wife, often said this Skylar wore women’s clothes.

“This murder, this desire to get some wealth, to get some money, It was to pay for that sex change “said Michael Molfetta, Jennifer DeLeon’s defense attorney at the double offense trial

DeLeon’s name was changed to Skylar Preciosa DeLeon. Additionally, she is officially a woman under a California Supreme Court order in 2019.

Why wasn’t she executed?

Growing social opposition to the death penalty does not allow lethal injection. However, it never led to its abolition despite numerous attempts at the polls. Although it does not end the life of any inmate, the sentences are not reviewed and no inmate is released.

California is the state with the highest number of prisoners on death row, 737, but hasn’t executed anyone since 2006.

Today, Skylar Preciosa DeLeon received hormone therapyincluding testosterone blockers which gave her a more feminine look.

Finally, the trial in which DeLeon sustained abuse during his childhood, in order to evade the charges, ended with the same sentence that had been passed earlier, death penalty.