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More on the David Powell Case

By Steve Hall

Sally Norvell has posted new video at the Let David Live website and on YouTube.  Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Seth Silverman explains why David Powell is not a danger to society, and what would be lost by executing him.  The second is of David's mother Marjorie & her friend Mike. Marjorie Powell has helped dozens of people in trouble - Mike is one of them.The Austin American-Statesman takes a long look at the case and what it means today in, "After 32 years, has Powell's execution lost its meaning?"  It's written by Chuck Lindell and Tony Plohetski. Here's the beginning of the article:Heavily armed, deeply paranoid and strung out on drugs, David Lee Powell was a nightmare personified in 1978.Sitting in a car that had been pulled over on a dark Austin side street, Powell sighted his AK-47 through the rear window...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 07, 2010 (boomark / email).