They didn't charge him with them, but if you read the sentencing transcript [1] you can see it was definitely considered those facts and the specific facts of

They didn't charge him with them, but if you read the sentencing transcript [1] you can see it was definitely considered those facts and the specific facts of each murder for hire plot when arriving at a judgement. And the first judge very much agreed with your assessment. [1]: https://freeross.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Sentencing_2015-May-29.pdf https://freeross.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Sentencing_2...