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Anguished Father Confirms Handwriting On Notes Apparently Written At Behest Of Killer

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by sfden August 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT
That poor father - I hope he doesn''t commit suicide.
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by sfden August 15, 2008 7:58 PM EDT
I confess to being a hypocrite - I consider myself a peaceful person, but I have a young nephew and if anyone ever harmed him I''d be on trial for muder. I don''t buy the abuse defense all the time - I was abused myself badly as a child, and would no more harm a child than cut off my hand. I got a lot of help and therapy so the buck would stop here.
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by furball42 August 15, 2008 6:57 PM EDT
why was the killer walking free after the other things he did? he should have been in prison for life. amazing
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by rillifane August 15, 2008 6:21 PM EDT
"he wanted to "live out his fantasy" and exact revenge on society for perceived wrongs"

Over and over again we hear how miscreants act on a belief that they have been wronged and therefore ought to seek revenge. From the Columbine killers to this wretch its the same song. The self indulgent mantra which goes 1)I have a right to be happy 2) If I am not happy someone has violated my rights 3)those who violate my rights should pay 4) the payment may morally be exacted thru whatever means are neccessary. And so it not surprising that the degenerate and inferior seek their "revenge" against the normal and the superior when society so often claims that the losers are the victims of the winners.
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by slim1h2o August 15, 2008 6:16 PM EDT
proisrael;

I hate to tell you this, but there was s/ex offenders back when we were growing up. It just was not talked about as much. And too, we were a much more innocent people back then. And too, there were alot fewer people as well. Apparently, the more people you have, the more chances these freaks have to take advantage of somebody. Pretty sad really
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by slim1h2o August 15, 2008 5:57 PM EDT
I have to admit that I am guilty of this. I can''''t help but be suspicious when I see a single man with a child. I automatically assume the worst. I know it is terrible but there is just so much ugliness in the world that now we can''''t believe a man can be trusted with a child. Sick and sad.

Posted by proisrael at 02:53 PM : Aug 15, 2008

Yes, it is a sick and sad world that we live in.
And I hate to say this, but I don''t see it getting much better anytime soon.
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by normacluster August 15, 2008 5:52 PM EDT
Comparing pedophile female teachers with this type of crime, merely to try and prove that women can be just as cruel?
Not even in the same galaxy...
Name ONE woman who has ever abducted a child, tortured them, sexually abused them, and then burned their body.
Didn''t think so.
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by jakes_wife August 15, 2008 5:52 PM EDT
This creature, because i hesitate to call anything that acts with this kind of intent a man, or a person, should be tortured like he tortured these children before killing one of them and leaving the other with scars that will last a lifetime or longer. He needs to be stripped of his humanity and degraded to the point where he will beg for death and then we will tell him NO! and through him to the wolves in Prison. Even convicts Kill Child Rapists and Child Killers. Any being that has hurt a child is on the kill list in Prison, I HOPE and PRAY that the convicts get this sorry sack of filth.
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by jakes_wife August 15, 2008 5:51 PM EDT
This creature, because i hesitate to call anything that acts with this kind of intent a man, or a person, should be tortured like he tortured these children before killing one of them and leaving the other with scars that will last a lifetime or longer. He needs to be stripped of his humanity and degraded to the point where he will beg for death and then we will tell him NO! and through him to the wolves in Prison. Even convicts Kill Child Rapists and Child Killers. Any being that has hurt a child is on the kill list in Prison, I HOPE and PRAY that the convicts get this sorry sack of filth.
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by jakes_wife August 15, 2008 5:50 PM EDT
This creature, because i hesitate to call anything that acts with this kind of intent a man, or a person, should be tortured like he tortured these children before killing one of them and leaving the other with scars that will last a lifetime or longer. He needs to be stripped of his humanity and degraded to the point where he will beg for death and then we will tell him NO! and through him to the wolves in Prison. Even convicts Kill Child Rapists and Child Killers. Any being that has hurt a child is on the kill list in Prison, I HOPE and PRAY that the convicts get this sorry sack of filth.
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by normacluster August 15, 2008 5:49 PM EDT
I''m surprised the little lump of meat made it to court at all. Too bad the law enforcement in Idaho couldn''t have made a "slip" and left him open for abduction and the same treatment he dished out. Trouble is finding someone willing to reduce themselves to animals to exact the punishment.
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by slim1h2o August 15, 2008 5:41 PM EDT
I don''''t think anyones going to disagree with you, but this is a lot bigger than a 25 year old teacher sleeping with a 16 year old student. 8 and 9-year-old children who were abducted, held against their will, saw their family shot to death and abused the ways they were is a lot different than under age consensual ***.

Posted by nlm2383 at 02:08 PM : Aug 15, 2008

Oh, I agree! This is way worse than what I refered to. But I have read where a 35-40 yr old taking advantage of a 12 or a 13 yr old. But I was reading some of these posts, and some were ready to string up the 1st guy they saw. Of course, thats a little exagerated,,but, the point being not all men are capable of doing what this guy did. Most couldn''t even imagine doing this. So to blame all men is not right. That was my point.

Anyways,,this creep needs to roast for what he did.
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by toshi43 August 15, 2008 5:10 PM EDT
I don''t believe in the death penalty, but I''ll make an exception for this walking, talking pile of stinking excrement. Better hurry before I change my mind.
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by jennasmith2 August 15, 2008 5:10 PM EDT
he should die at the hands of other prisoners, save our taxpayer dollars for someone worth spending money on.
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by nlm2383 August 15, 2008 5:08 PM EDT
Before you woman start hanging all men for these types of crimes,(granted alot are men), don''''t forget that some female teachers have been caught stealing from the cookie jar too. So it''''s not just men.


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Posted by slim1h2o at 01:13 PM : Aug 15, 2008

I don''t think anyones going to disagree with you, but this is a lot bigger than a 25 year old teacher sleeping with a 16 year old student. 8 and 9-year-old children who were abducted, held against their will, saw their family shot to death and abused the ways they were is a lot different than under age consensual ***.
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by jennmarikp August 15, 2008 5:08 PM EDT
Before you woman start hanging all men for these types of crimes,(granted alot are men), don''''t forget that some female teachers have been caught stealing from the cookie jar too. So it''''s not just men.


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Posted by slim1h2o

There''s no excuse for them either. Whether male or female my opinion does not change. If you sexually assault/rape a child you should be put to death. Just because I am a woman doesn''t mean that I am attacking only male rapists. I am about protecting children.
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by tpeks40 August 15, 2008 5:07 PM EDT
this bas **** needs to be skinned alive, and have cigars put out in his eyes. Then he can be lethally injected....A baseball bat sounds like a nice "injection" device. He should cease breathing only after being tortured for a couple of weeks...
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by random_radar August 15, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
"The only way to stop them is to make sure they''''re dead... otherwise, you run the risk.

Posted by tks1554 at 12:29 PM : Aug 15, 2008"

Exactly. Death penalty opponents claim it isn''t a deterrent. But death sure does cut down on repeat offenders.

If this guy had been put to death after the first rape, these victims would have been saved. The death penalty saves lives.
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by slim1h2o August 15, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
Before you woman start hanging all men for these types of crimes,(granted alot are men), don''t forget that some female teachers have been caught stealing from the cookie jar too. So it''s not just men.
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by janeyre-2009 August 15, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
Why is Shasta being shown? Isn''t it enough, she was adjucted, raped, watched her family being killed. Her image should not be here. I can''t began to understand the horrors, she has seen and that was done to her by that Demon. Why are they even considering anything but Death for him?
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