Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The death penalty does reduce crime.

Warren Hill was granted a reprieve from his Monday evening execution so that prison officials can hold public hearings regarding the use of a single drug for executions, rather than the current mix of three. Hill was serving a life sentence for the 1985 murder of Myra Wright, 18, when he was sentenced to death for killing an inmate in 1990. A look in photos at some last words from death row.

Florida Child Pornographer Asks for Leniency, Gets Denied

Offering such excuses as his own life traumas and his personal opinion that his unconscious victims don’t remember, pedophile Randy Jerome Pozdol asked the court for the minimum required sentence. The judge rejected his arguments.

Today in Crime History: Cary Stayner Arrested

On July 24, 1999, the day after the mutilated body of Joie Armstrong was found in Yosemite National Park, police arrested Cary Stayner. Stayner, a serial killer who killed a total of four people, is the older brother of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped and held captive by pedophile Kevin Parnell for over seven years.

Police in Nebraska Treating Assault As Hate Crime

A gay woman was held captive and tortured, her home vandalized and a derogatory word for lesbian painted inside, before it was set on fire. Police are treating the incident like a hate crime.

Unsolved Murder Spotlight: Deanna Cremin

On the morning of March 30, 1995, two children 17-year-old Deanna Cremin often babysat found her body behind a senior housing complex at 125 Jacques Street — one block away from her home. She was nearly naked and lying face up. An autopsy revealed she’d been strangled. No charges were ever filed in this case.

Five People Who Played Russian Roulette and Lost

A look at five recent cases involving Russian roulette, the deadly game of chance in which a player spins the partially loaded barrel of a revolver, then places the gun to his head and fires.

Aurora Theater Shooting Suspect’s Mugshot Released

Yesterday, authorities released a booking photo of James Eagan Holmes, 24, the suspect in the July 20 shooting that left 12 dead and 58 injured. The photo came hours after Holmes made his first court appearance. He is due to return to court July 30, when he will be formally charged.

Female Mass Murderers: Major Cases and Motives

Many people think of mass murder as a man’s profession, but there are a few notable exceptions. A look at some famous cases, and the psychology and motivations behind female killers.

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