Man murdered his pregnant wife when she ‘disrespected him,’ fatally shot her father in back because he ‘couldn’t look into his eyes’

Cassandritz Blanc (left) murdered his pregnant wife, Martine Bernard (right), and her father, Roosevelt Bernard. (Mugshot of Blanc: Broward County Sheriff

Cassandritz Blanc (left) murdered his pregnant wife, Martine Bernard (right), and her father, Roosevelt Bernard. (Mugshot of Blanc: Broward County Sheriff’s Office; image of Martine Bernard: Fort Lauderdale Police Department)

A Florida man was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his pregnant wife and her father.

Cassandritz Blanc, 27, confessed to Fort Lauderdale police, telling them that he killed Martine Bernard, 20, because she, in the words of the affidavit, “disrespected him.” He then hunted down her father Roosevelt Bernard, 68, but could not bring himself to murder the man face-to-face, police said.

“He stated that he shot the victim from behind because he was not able to look into his eyes,” officers wrote.

Bernard was six months pregnant when she died on June 4, 2018. Prosecutors said Blanc admitted that he knew she was having a baby, according to WTVJ.