[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----TEXAS, CONN., PENN., VA., FLA.

2005-12-31 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 31 TEXAS: Investigators tracked KFC case for decades James Stroud remembers sitting at the home of his longtime buddy who had gone missing, offering comfort and encouragement to his friend's parents and pregnant wife. After painful hours of waiting, the phone rang. Almost

[Deathpenalty]death penalty news-----LA., USA, OHIO, ILL., ARIZ.

2005-12-31 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 31 LOUISIANA: Lee granted extension in death sentence appeal Attorneys for convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee have been granted a 5-month extension in his death sentence appeal. Lee was convicted of murdering Charlotte Murray Pace and sentenced to death in East Baton Rouge

[Deathpenalty]death penalty news----CALIF., GA.

2005-12-31 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 31 CALIFORNIA: No public hearing for inmate Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would not hold a public clemency hearing for Clarence Allen, who is scheduled to be executed Jan. 17 for ordering the murder of 3 people in 1980. Allen, 75, is the oldest man on death row, and is

[Deathpenalty]death penalty news-----worldwide

2005-12-31 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 31 CANADA: Prison ministry teaches need for giving unconditional love Unconditional love. That's the answer Andy gives me. I'll get to the question a little later. Andy is a gentle little man, almost blind, but a greatly gifted musician. He's also a lifer who's served 30 years and

[Deathpenalty]death penalty news-----worldwide

2005-12-31 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 31 IRAN: Iranian Womens Group Hits Out at Death Sentence on Teen Girl Defaazzanan, an NGO supporting and defending womens rights in Iran, has joined the protest against the execution of Delaraa Daraabi (she was reported as Delaraam in our 1st report) It is now clear that sexuality