TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A man accused of killing four victims - Brandi peters and her two daughters and their son in Tallahassee in 2010 - will stand trial Monday.
Henry Segura could face the death penalty if convicted.
The pre-trial hearings are over.
On Friday, a judge made some final decisions before jury selection starts Monday.
But first came that shocking admission from a former gang member Thursday. James Santos testified he ordered a hit on peters and her children.
"First of all, I introduced her to my organization and she was disloyal," Santos said. "I employed the person. They decided to steal. It had nothing to do with me."
Defense attorney Nathan Prince: "You understand testifying to these facts in a courtroom you have admitted to committing a first degree murder."
Santos replied: "Yes, I have no problem with that."
Santos has since hired an attorney to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights to protect himself from self-incrimination during Segura's trial.
The judge decided to allow parts of his testimony at trial, specifically his claims in setting up the hit and why he did it.
The judge also accepted parts of an expert's testimony about DNA evidence from drug runner Angel Avila-Quinones found at the crime scene.
The defense pointed to three other men who allegedly are connected to the murders. Segura's attorney is accusing Tallahassee police of refusing to consider anyone other than Segura for the crime.
The judge wouldn't call the men "potential suspects" but said he'd need to hear more about their involvement in the murder before ruling on including them at trial.
The complex case is expected to last three weeks.
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