when he was sixteen shawn murdered his mother vonda and his stepfather leave. their birds here in eastern oklahoma. i found some archive footage on this tragedy at the local t.v. station. one night while vonda and lee were sleeping in their home sean shot them with his stepfather scum. he has always claimed that he committed this crime while under the power of an uncontrollable force. when the teenager was arrested he admitted the double murder and confessed to another crime. six months before he walked into a convenience store with an accomplice and shot dead a cashier. he was only fifteen at the time. is accomplice in the convenience store shooting was also arrested richard was shawn's friend and both boys were obsessed with satanism. the two teenagers would tell the police that they killed the grocer just to see what it would feel like. richard accepted to testify against shown in exchange for a lighter sentence. when mrs evidence even shown sellars own confession and everything was in place for a trial but the legal system was hesitant should this teenager

when he was sixteen shawn murdered his mother vonda and his step father leave. their birds here in eastern oklahoma. i found some archive footage on this tragedy at the local t.v. station. one night while vonda and lee were sleeping in their home shown showed them with his stepfather scum. he committed this crime while under the power of an uncontrollable force. when the teenager was arrested. and confessed to another crime. six months before he walked into a convenience store with an accomplice and shot dead a cashier he was only fifteen at the time. his accomplice in the convenience store shooting. richard. would tell the police that they killed just to see what it would feel like. richard accepted to testify in exchange for a lighter sentence. as evidence even. everything was in place for a trial but the legal system was hesitant. appointed lawyer presented as evidence psychological evaluations that diagnosed severe personality disorders in the defendant. but the prosecutor was adamant in demanding the death sentence. tragedy. in one thousand nine hundred sev

they lost vonda and sean i just lost my father did they lose more you bet grandfather jim. debbie refused to come to the execution on february fourth one thousand nine hundred nine sean took about six minutes to die just so. a person. because i didn't want to. but i was so angry. and i had great times for the third. most of the. it it's done it's. over it's ten years i had to worry that this is what is just as nappy what if he gets out of the kids out the mayor worry that. i had no worries years. present a child's execution that night there were also those who had tried to save him. think. jones execution left scars on his lawyer steve presson. began to. steam still lives in the little town of norman near oklahoma city. rationalizing in final appeals of the condemned he has lost eleven of the man he has defended and succeeded in saving only two of them. and we hear so many people who support the death penalty saying well it's part of our system we have it. the only reason that we have it as part of the system is because they act to change it and they they support the system

i feel sorry for their loss i do i feel horrible they lost more than i did they lost vonda and sean i just lost my father did they lose more you bet grandfather jim jones and debbie refused to come to the execution on february fourth one thousand nine hundred nine sean took about six minutes to die. i don't know what i saw. i saw. a person i tried not to think about that. because i didn't want to think. but i was so angry i still wanted it to go. and i had great remorse sometimes for. most of the thinking about it it's gone. years i had to worry. what it just doesn't happen what if he gets out of the kids out the mayor worry about the job. i had no worries teen years done closure. lorna know well we're not the only ones present a chance execution that night there were also those who had tried to save him. jones execution left scars on his lawyer steve press and. executive. steve still lives in the little town of norman near oklahoma city. rationalizing in final appeals of the condemned he has lost eleven of the men he has defended and succeeded in saving only two of them. and we hear

they lost vonda and sean i just lost my father and they lose more you bet grandfather jim jones and debbie refused to come to the execution on february fourth one thousand nine hundred nine sean took about six minutes to die. i don't know what i thought. i saw him and. person. because i didn't want to. but i was so angry i still wanted it to go. and i have great remorse sometimes for us most of the time i'm not thinking about it it's done it's done deal done and over ten years i've not had to worry it's what is just as nappy what if he gets out he gets out and they are worried about things just i had no worries cheney years closure. not the only ones present at sean's execution that night there were also those who tried to save him. think. jones execution left scars on his lawyer steve present. steve still lives in the little town of norman near oklahoma city. specializing in final appeals of a condemned he has lost eleven of the men he has defended and succeeded in saving only two of them. you. know here so many people who support the death penalty say well as part of our system we have a

lives not far from the penitentiary town she too used to take care of her nephew quite a lot when vonda was out on the road noel and laura knew her well. we're all for justice if it had been anyone arabs you know we'd been right there with. bells you know ringing that because it's payback it's been it's it's you know whatever but when it's someone that that you care about and you did the same you know. it's mixed emotions it's it's unexplainable. it's sad. it's. it's. uncalled for. and. so waste. he was the last. part of me. and my sister in. his car. he was my sister's child she's gone now he's gone now they're all. in that societies. do i feel responsible for helping in execution yeah. do i feel bad about it no no do i feel bad for the grieving the jim and. debbie went through yeah i feel sorry for their loss do i feel orrible they lost. lost and sean i just lost my father. grandfather jim. debbie refused to come to the execution on february fourth one thousand nine hundred nine shawn talk about six minutes to die it's just so. person. because i didn't want to. but i was so angry. and

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