I recall a comment made by someone for one of the previous articles expressing compassion for the fact that he had a hard life growing up & him dealing with addiction. I know that people respond differently to trauma & neglect during their childhood & I tend to feel compassion for individuals that find themselves in serious trouble, but honestly, this one I can't feel compassion for. I am of course assuming that he was incarcerated at some point in his life & was given the opportunity to turn his life around. There are people that have had terrible lives & committed serious crimes, but in prison found a new way of life, got sober, & some got God. I'm sorry Benjamin Wilkins that you had a hard life, but it doesn't excuse you from paying the maximum sentence for this crime. I hope you do pay the maximum. Also, I'm not going to brush off as not important what was done to this woman just because she was a junkie and prostitute. It's sad all around. Just so unnecessary.