Kevin Cooper: Innocent or Guilty?

[H5N1]

Kevin Cooper case overview

"Christopher Hughes was late for church.

The night before, June 4, 1983, he had spent the night at the house of his friends, Josh and Jessica Ryen, and his father was worried.

So, Bill Hughes went over to the Ryens' Chino Hills home to make sure everything was OK.

It wasn't.

What he found was a blood-soaked bedroom and the mutilated bodies of Franklin Douglas Ryen and Ryen's wife, Peggy, both 41, their 10-year-old daughter, Jessica, and his own son, 11-year-old Christopher Hughes, all of whom had been hacked and stabbed to death"


http://lang.dailybulletin.com/projects/cooperwatch/case_overview/
I see Jesse Jackson is involved in this one.
Interesting story. He defintely appears guilty to me.
Problem is, you just never know.

[magellan]

1. Bad link? (nt)

[H5N1]

2. Please try again. It is an interesting read

[magellan]

3. Thanks, will read it right now!

I'm not familiar with this case....

[H5N1]

4. A poem written by the sole winess/survivor - one of the sons

"I was 8 when he slit my throat,
It was dark and I couldn't see.
Through the night and day I laid there,
trying to get up and flee.
He killed my mother, father, sister, friend,
And started stalking me.
I try to run and flee from him but cannot get away,
While he demands petitions and claims, some fresh absurdity.
Justice has no ear for me nor cares about my plight,
while crowds pray for the killer and light candles in the night.
To those who long for justice and love truth which sets men free, When you pray your prayers tonight, please remember me."

His story is very compelling:
http://lang.dailybulletin.com/projects/cooperwatch/news/042305_joshua_statement.asp

[magellan]

5. The victims of horrific crimes like these certainly get my sympathy

...as do surviving family members. Joshua Ryen is most unfortunate to be both. I can't say how I'd feel in his position...I don't even want to try to imagine what he went through and relives every day against his will. I'm not sure about Cooper...but I've only read this one article.

Very sad but interesting read.

Now I'm a little unsure how to proceed. My next thoughts were going to be about the death penalty...but it suddenly occurred to me that might not be the thrust of your post!...??

Help me out here. I've been up for 20 hours and I'm waiting for my second wind. Off to hunt me down some caffeine. :)