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Tania Wise, 23, was found dead in a ditch on the side of the road in August 2018, just days before she was set to give birth to a baby boy

Jose Soto-Escalera, 49, was convicted of murdering Wise last month by a jury in St. Lucie County, Fla., with his apparent motive being her refusal to abort the child

A judge on Oct. 10 sentenced Soto-Escalera to death for the murder of Tania Wise and their unborn son

A Florida man convicted of murdering his pregnant mistress just days before she was set to give birth learned if he would be facing life in prison or the death penalty this week.

Jose Soto-Escalera, 49, was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder by a St. Lucie County jury last month for the August 2018 murders of Tania Wise, 23, and her unborn child.

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