Anthony Sowell is a registered sex offender and he is on trial for killing eleven women and burying their remains near his house in Cleveland. On Thursday morning Mr. Sowell pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The charges against him include eleven counts of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, rape, assault and corpse abuse. Bill Mason is the prosecutor on the case and he is expected to seek for the death penalty. In recent years it has been common for serial killers to use the insanity plea, but it is an extremely hard plea to defend. Other serial killers such as the D.C. sniper and Jeffrey Dalmer have pleaded for insanity, but they ultimately received the death penalty. Lee B. Malvo the D.C. sniper was just recently put to death for the murders he committed.
I do not think Anthony Sowell should be sentenced to death. I think he needs to go under intense psychiatric review and figure out if he has a serious mental illness. After this I believe he should spend the rest of his life in prison and not be able to enjoy any of his rights. I do not agree with the death penalty because I don’t think humans should play the role of god.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/cleveland-man-pleads-insanity-in-killings-of-11-women/?scp=3&sq=death%20penalty&st=cse
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