Seminole Heights serial killer Howell Donaldson III pleads guilty, avoids death penalty

The man accused of killing four people in Seminole Heights in 2017 pleaded guilty in court on Monday. Howell Donaldson III pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and will serve four consecutive life sentences to avoid the death penalty. Donaldson had maintained his innocence until his guilty plea was entered Monday. Donaldson was arrested for the murders of Benjamin Mitchell, Monica Hoffa, Anthony Naiboa, and Ronald Felton, who were killed randomly in various locations across Seminole Heights over the course of 51 days in 2017.