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Jacob Davis, 21, at right --18 when crime committed --Tried as an adult in Tennessee --Killed his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend --Serving 52 years; eligible for parole when he is 70 years old LIFE NOW Wakes some mornings reaching for his old alarm clock. Grieves over the knowledge that he'll never have kids...
Charles (Andy) Williams, 15 --15 when crime allegedly committed --Set to be tried as an adult in California, although his lawyers are appealing --Allegedly killed two students and wounded 13 others LIFE NOW Receives between 20 and 40 letters a week from supporters and loved ones...
...Kinkel, 18 --15 when crime committed --Sentenced as an adult in Oregon --Killed his parents and two students, wounded 26 --Serving 111 years, 8 months. Ineligible for parole LIFE NOW Reads papers, plays cards and wears civvies only by earning the privilege...
Luke Woodham, 20 --16 when crime committed --Tried as an adult in Mississippi --Killed his mother and two classmates, wounded seven --Serving three life sentences plus 140 years LIFE NOW No TV. Spends an hour a day alone in a small yard. Cell is changed monthly so that he can't tunnel...
...until the 1980s did the hard-boiled crime genre reappear anywhere near the comics mainstream. Howard Chaykin was one of the guys paddling the boat. His new series, "American Century," published by the "adult" Vertigo imprint of the very mainstream D.C. Comics, may well be his best work...