Post by Admin on May 21, 2007 10:23:34 GMT -5
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Death Penalty Appeal - Detail (read more on the above link)
Skatzes, George
County: Montgomery
Summary of Crime: During the riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility ("Lucasville"), Skatzes, with the help of other inmates, murdered prison guard, 40-year-old Robert Vallandingham, and two prison inmates, 31-year-old David Sommers and 41-year-old Earl Elder. Skatzes was a member of the prison's Aryan Brotherhood, who along with other prison inmates, held prison guards and inmates hostage. On 4/15/93, muslim inmates strangled Mr. Vallandingham to death with a cord and baseball bat. Skatzes also directed another inmate to stab Mr. Elder numerous times with a shank. On 4/21/93, Skatzes stabbed, choked and beat Mr. Sommers to death with a baseball bat. Skatzes received a death sentence for the aggravated murders of Mr. Sommers and Mr. Elder. At the time, Skatzes was serving a life sentence for a 1983 aggravated murder conviction. Jason Robb, Carlos Sanders and James Were also received death sentences for their involvement in the murders.
Death Penalty Appeal - Detail (read more on the above link)
Skatzes, George
County: Montgomery
Summary of Crime: During the riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility ("Lucasville"), Skatzes, with the help of other inmates, murdered prison guard, 40-year-old Robert Vallandingham, and two prison inmates, 31-year-old David Sommers and 41-year-old Earl Elder. Skatzes was a member of the prison's Aryan Brotherhood, who along with other prison inmates, held prison guards and inmates hostage. On 4/15/93, muslim inmates strangled Mr. Vallandingham to death with a cord and baseball bat. Skatzes also directed another inmate to stab Mr. Elder numerous times with a shank. On 4/21/93, Skatzes stabbed, choked and beat Mr. Sommers to death with a baseball bat. Skatzes received a death sentence for the aggravated murders of Mr. Sommers and Mr. Elder. At the time, Skatzes was serving a life sentence for a 1983 aggravated murder conviction. Jason Robb, Carlos Sanders and James Were also received death sentences for their involvement in the murders.