California - A former child actor and his wife have been ordered to stand trial for the murder of a wealthy California couple who, prosecutors say, were tied to the anchor of their yacht and thrown overboard, never to be seen again.

On Tuesday Skylar Deleon, 26, who once starred in the Power Rangers TV series, and his wife, Jennifer Henderson Deleon, 24, were ordered to stand trial for the murders, which baffled police for months as they searched for the missing couple.

Also implicated were a gang member and a prison guard who are accused of helping to carry out a conspiracy to steal the 17-metre luxury yacht. - Reuters

• This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Argus on August 17, 2005