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...convicted of murdering two elderly women—despite there being no physical evidence linking him to the crime, despite failing to match the FBI profile of the killer and despite the continuation of similar murders after he was incarcerated (the police wrote them off as “copycat?? crimes). These stories are not anecdotal pieces of evidence; they are indicative of a nationwide system of capital punishment that is fraught with error. In the nearly 23 years since the death penalty was reinstated in Illinois, for instance, 12 people have been executed, while no less than...

Author: By John F. Bash and Geoffrey F. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Death Penalty: Two Critiques | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

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