Pedophile politician's $150,000 bribery scheme
Wednesday, Sep. 17 2008 @ 3:59PM
Guess this is my day to do some follow-ups on really creepy guys in the news.
Edwin Hall has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, raping and murdering Kelsey Smith. If anyone ever deserves the death penalty, this guy probably does, but he decided to plead guilty last July to keep his ass out of the hot seat. Hall abducted the 18-year-old in June 2007 from a Target in Overland, KS. Searchers found Kelsey's body 15 miles and four days later across the state line in Missouri.
Hall will go away for life without parole and another 47 years (concurrent).
Hall spoke in court today, saying he couldn't "find the right words to say," but he was "so sorry" for what he'd done. "That's it," Hall finished, "That's all I can say."
Hall's attorneys tried to have a pity party for the defendant prior to his sentencing, but bereaved mother testimony trumped "poor little killer" testimony. Kelsey's mother took the stand and said that life was "about choices." Then she asked the key question: "When does one have to take responsibility for their own life?"
At least Hall was caught before he could do more. Because I'm pretty sure that if he'd had the chance, he would have definitely tried again. Life sentence or death penalty, whatever -- good riddance to this flat-eyed psycho. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.
So glad he's going away. That was an AWFUL case/time. I agree, he would have killed more women, thankfully LE got him.
Posted 09/17/2008 at 04:53:36 PMGlad he's going away as well. I also agree he'd have killed more women.
Posted 09/17/2008 at 05:10:20 PMHe has one the creepiest mug shots I have ever seen. He looks like one of those old west pictures of the dead outlaw -- except he it technically alive.
Heartbreaking as it must have been, I applaud Kelsey's mother's challenging statement. If only we held all criminals accountable for their crimes rather give them a slap on the hand and a pointless admonishment to be good. He would have conituned to kill until he was caught.
Posted 09/17/2008 at 10:32:38 PMSorry? That's all he has to say? He makes it sound like he accidentally bumped into Kelsey instead of stalking, abducting and strangling her.
Posted 09/18/2008 at 12:11:54 AM"Flat-eyed" psycho is a perfect description.
Posted 09/18/2008 at 11:55:54 AM