I found this at another forum and I believe that it's a message that should go out everywhere since John Kerry is so adamently opposed to executing murderers, and the winner in the election will appoint several justices to the Supreme Court:
"Tragic story 1st link: http://www.wral.com/news/855734/detail.html
Second link:
http://www.wvec.com/sharedconten...S4KO0.html
"Edwards is accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Hayes. If convicted of first-degree murder, Edwards could face the death penalty.
Authorities contend that Edwards carjacked Hayes and Nicholas, drove to Rocky Mount and forced the woman to withdraw cash from an ATM.
Hayes and her husband, who was stationed at an Air Force base in Virginia, were driving home from a trip. Her husband and brother were inside the pharmacy when the kidnapping occurred.
Afterward, Edwards took Hayes and the then 11-month-old baby to a remote spot in Nash County, raped and beat the woman to death with a tire rim and left the boy for dead, authorities said.
The boy survived 90-degree heat in just a diaper but suffered a severe sunburn.
C.D. Thompson of Nashville testified Thursday that he found the boy and his mother on a path near his home while walking his dog. He told the jury that his dog stopped in his tracks, which usually meant a snake was in the path.
"This time, it wasn't a snake, it was a baby," Thompson said. "He was laying face-down in briars of honeysuckles.
"There were flies all around the baby. No sound. No movement. I thought the baby was dead."
Thompson said he also saw Ginger Hayes' body, returned home quickly and called the sheriff's department. When deputies arrived, they found the baby was still alive and rushed him to the hospital."
http://www.wvec.com/sharedconten...S4KO0.html "
"Tragic story 1st link: http://www.wral.com/news/855734/detail.html
Second link:
http://www.wvec.com/sharedconten...S4KO0.html
"Edwards is accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Hayes. If convicted of first-degree murder, Edwards could face the death penalty.
Authorities contend that Edwards carjacked Hayes and Nicholas, drove to Rocky Mount and forced the woman to withdraw cash from an ATM.
Hayes and her husband, who was stationed at an Air Force base in Virginia, were driving home from a trip. Her husband and brother were inside the pharmacy when the kidnapping occurred.
Afterward, Edwards took Hayes and the then 11-month-old baby to a remote spot in Nash County, raped and beat the woman to death with a tire rim and left the boy for dead, authorities said.
The boy survived 90-degree heat in just a diaper but suffered a severe sunburn.
C.D. Thompson of Nashville testified Thursday that he found the boy and his mother on a path near his home while walking his dog. He told the jury that his dog stopped in his tracks, which usually meant a snake was in the path.
"This time, it wasn't a snake, it was a baby," Thompson said. "He was laying face-down in briars of honeysuckles.
"There were flies all around the baby. No sound. No movement. I thought the baby was dead."
Thompson said he also saw Ginger Hayes' body, returned home quickly and called the sheriff's department. When deputies arrived, they found the baby was still alive and rushed him to the hospital."
http://www.wvec.com/sharedconten...S4KO0.html "