A jury has recommended death for a Southern California man who randomly stabbed three people to death.
The Riverside County panel issued its recommendation Wednesday for 29-year-old David Contreras of Perris. He'll be sentenced in May.
Contreras was convicted two weeks ago of killing a man whose body was found in a field in 2012.
Jose Apreza of Perris vanished while walking his dog. He was stabbed two dozen times.
Contreras also was convicted of killing a mother and daughter two months after Apreza's death.
Authorities say 51-year-old Maria Gonzalez and her 25-year-old daughter, Consuelo, left their Nuevo home on an afternoon walk and were found lying in the street.
DNA evidence linked Contreras to the crimes
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Authorities say he had no connection to any of the victims.
