I don't believe the death penalty stops any crimes AND it will cost US lots of money, ever have to hire an attorney?
Just the phone call is a weeks wages and anything else is several months wages. There are lots of appeals maybe a second trial, this fellow may be the one that committed the murder but how often do you read an article about someone railroaded into prison for umpteen years and on investigation they didn't do it?
The Fairbanks 5 got out a year ago, I am not conversant with all the facts there but how how about Trump calling for death for some kids grabbed in Central Park jogger rape turns out it wasn't them at all.
There are other posts hear complaining about our justice system, they can't read minds any more than we can.
Give them life with no parole, maybe they will find Jesus and be able to influence a grandchild in a positive direction someday, where there is life there is hope, death is final. bruce