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Two Murders, Too Many

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

A little over a year ago, we noted the case of Jesus Jihad, formerly Jesse Crisp, who committed murder in 1973, was let out, committed rape in 1993, got out, and then killed again. He stabbed his wife to death and also wounded her 15-year-old son and her sister. Today in Oakland, California, he was sentenced to life without parole, reports Henry Lee of the SF Chron. That will sharply limit the targets of any more crimes of violence, but not eliminate the possibility altogether.

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on October 29, 2008 (boomark / email).