In his last moments on earth, 24 years removed from acts of unspeakable murderous violence, Paul Ezra Rhoades seized upon his one last chance to inflict harm upon his victims’ loved ones. Rhoades accepted blame for his role in the killing of Susan Michelbacher, an Idaho Falls school teacher. His role, implying he did not act alone in her abduction, rape and shooting. He said police need to keep looking for the killer of Stacy Dawn Baldwin and Nolan Haddon. Rhoades managed to say he forgave the state workers who were about to inject him with a cocktail of lethal drugs. His mercy, still, never extended to the families of his victims. Even in his final, hurtful moments. Final moments that are given added weight, and added public attention, when we as a society choose to carry out the death penalty/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.

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