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Post by Joanna on Dec 12, 2014 19:00:55 GMT -5
Man guilty in savage satanic murder of 15-year-old girlHOUSTON, Tex. – A jury found an 18-year-old man guilty of capital murder Thursday in the horrific murder of a 15-year-old girl. José Reyes (above), who was 17 when he kidnaped, raped and murdered 15-year-old Corriann Cervantes, will spend the rest of his life in prison..
“And I just want to see justice for her. And I loved her very much,” said Cory Cervantes, the victim’s father.
Evidence showed Cervantes was tortured during the savage attack last February that ended with an upside-down crucifix carved on her body. The family endured days of gruesome testimony and crime scene photos. “To believe that that kind of evil exists in this world in this day and age is just, how can somebody do that to another human being?” said Jennifer Hall, a family friend.
Prosecutors said it all happened after a night of drinking and smoking marijuana. They said Reyes, who believed he’d sold his soul to the devil, convinced his friend, Victor Alas, that he could do the same if they killed the girl.
Several witnesses testified Reyes admitted – and even bragged about – the murder. A prosecutor also read an excerpt from a jail house letter written by Reyes in October. He wrote: “I was sick-minded stabbing that bitch 60 times. It’s all good. It’s what the devil asked for.”
The defense rested without calling any witnesses. During closing arguments, Reyes’ lawyers said the night started with consensual sex and asked jurors to consider murder instead of capital murder. They also admitted the victim was sexually assaulted again after she was dead.
It took jurors only an hour and fifteen minutes to reach the verdict. Reyes showed no emotion when the verdict was read.
After the verdict, the victim’s aunt, Michelle Abernathy, took the stand to read a written statement to the killer. She placed part of the blame on Reyes’ parents, who sat through the trial, as well as anyone who heard anything but failed to call police to the apartment complex where the crime happened. “José Reyes, you are more dead than anybody else in this room,” Abernathy said.
Alas, who was 16 when Cervantes was murdered, will be tried separately.
For additional details of murder, see link below:whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/1150/deal-devil-prompted-murder-texas
Source: Doug Miller, KHOU News, December 12, 2014.
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Post by natalie on Dec 19, 2014 12:23:56 GMT -5
Is it just me, or are these brutal murders committed by young kids becoming more and more frequent?
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Post by wolfscratch on Dec 20, 2014 10:48:51 GMT -5
Is it just me, or are these brutal murders committed by young kids becoming more and more frequent? It is not just you, natalie... Although it is estimated that .04 percent of the population is sociopath/psychopath. Imo, the common denominator for many of these horrific murders is meth.. Meth creates psychopathic personalities, imo.. 'Sexual Predators/Serial Killers in Training' UPDATED: 11/18/2013 09:55:49 AM MST Watch live video of the Austin Sigg sentencing hearing for the murder of Westminster 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. WARNING: Some content may be graphic and objectionable to some viewers. www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24545130/watch-live-austin-sigg-sentencing-hearing_____________________________ 02/2014 EXCLUSIVE: Student, 15, who 'raped and murdered math teacher' previously 'tortured and torched cats' Investigators claim to have discovered reports that Philip Chism got thrill from setting cats on fire Chism, 15, is accused of raping then slashing throat of math teacher Colleen Ritzer, in Danvers, Mass., in October last year Police trying to find motive for the brutal slaying and are scouring his past in Tennessee where he moved from not long before killing On the surface he was a normal boy who loved soccer <sniped - read more> www.coloradonewsday.com/national/44439-philip-chism-15-accused-of-raping-and-murdering-teacher-previously-tortured-cats.html___________ 10/27/13 - 'It has been revealed that he wore gloves, used a boxcutter to murder his math teacher; Colleen Ritzer. Chism changed and discarded the clothes, went to a fast food restaurant using her ATM card, and then went to a movie'. This would indicate a psychopathic personality/void of empathy/conscience, forensically aware, and escalated sexual predator at the age of 15, imo. The movie attended; not exactly a teen choice, was a feeble attempt at establishing an alibi. This was a sexually motivated premeditated crime of opportunity by an escalating sociopathic predator initially born out of pornographic fantasy, imo.. Fortunately most predators are caught early in their journey of evil before becoming serial offenders with multiple victims... Another common denominator among sexual predators/serial killers is the age at which they cross the threshold from fantasy to dark reality. Ironically this age is the same as Philip Chism. Serial killer Edmund Emil "Big Ed" Kemper III, Gary Hilton; the forest killer, and Gary Ridgeway; green river, and many others began their evil deeds at the age of 14 years, during adolescence. The list of others is very long. Imo, Philip Chism was a serial killer in training.. Based on his age and the info that he went to see the movie "Blue Jasmine" at the Hollywood Hits Cinema and then went for meal at Wendy's after dumping her body, is very revealing, imo. This indicates that he felt no remorse, had another self, and likely has a sexually violent past in TN, imo.. Being juvenile, it would likely be sealed records.. <VIDEO> www.wcvb.com/news/5-investigates-finds-chilling-details-about-teen-accused-of-killing-teacher/29852896#ixzz3JibH3aNV <Note Colleen Ritzer's nude body was staged in nearby woods in a manner referred to as a stick job by investigators> When Alaska hybrid emulator serial killer Israel Keyes was asked by FBI investigators why he killed. He responded, "Why Not"? Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2567481/EXCLUSIVE-Student-15-accused-raping-murdering-math-teacher-previously-tortured-burned-cats.html#ixzz3MSAPcxGn |
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