Thursday, November 09, 2006

Longo's death sentence upheld

The Oregon Superme Court has upheld the death sentence of Christian Longo, a man convicted of killing his wife and three children. Longo fled to Mexico in December 2001 after killing his wife, MaryJane, and three children, ages 2, 3, and 4, and dumping the bodies in two different bays. His defense lawyer argued that he should be spared from death because Mexico usually does not extradite criminals if there is any chance that they'll receive the death penalty. However, Longo agreed voluntarily to return to the U.S., waiving his right to extradition proceedings. Read the full story at Court TV.

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