one night while vonta and lee were sleeping in the home shown shot them with his stepfather scum he has always claimed that he committed this crime while under the power of an uncontrollable force. and. when the teenager was arrested he admitted to 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. his 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 sellers' own confession everything was in place for a trial but the legal system was hesitant should this teenager be judged as an adult fully conscious of his acts. seans court appointed lawyer presented as evidence psychological evaluations that diagnosed severe personality disorders in the defendant. but the prosecutor was a