Taylor, 24 when he died, was a Pro Bowl safety for the Redskins who had previously been a popular, locally grown star at the University of Miami. Prosecutors say Rivera and the others, all from the Fort Myers area, thought Taylor would be with the Redskins at a game at Tampa Bay the night they broke into his house 鈥?but instead he was home with a knee injury.
Taylor was shot in the upper thigh, which severed his femoral artery. Taylor had a machete in his hand, and his then-girlfriend Jackie Garcia and their infant daughter were also in the bedroom,Bengals Shirts On Sale, though they were not hurt. Taylor died the next day from massive blood loss.
