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Post by sockratts on May 11, 2005 16:19:22 GMT -5
Anyone know whats going on with michael ross? I knew he had a date today....
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Post by CCADP on May 11, 2005 16:24:36 GMT -5
They put it to Friday (13) a week or two ago to make sure they 'had enough time' to evaluate the appeals...
so now its Fri - I am posting all the latest news in a thread in the news section...
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Post by justice on May 13, 2005 1:41:53 GMT -5
Mr Ross paid his debt to the citizens of Connecticutt at 224am est.Justice has been paid in full
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Post by CCADP on May 13, 2005 4:46:21 GMT -5
Lets get this straight.
Michael Ross didn't pay any debt last night. The 'debt' that he wracked up against 8 girls doesn't get paid that easily.
Last night; the state of Connecticut became a murderer; too. It caused more devastation; and it lost any crediibility it had in the eyes of the world - not just retaining the DP in this new millenium; but going backwards!
Michael Ross got just what he wanted last night. Now his name will be remembered in history - first execution there in half a century - instead of him fading back into obscurity the way he would have if he had a life sentence.
We don't celebrate death - the death of ANYONE -here.
I wish you well.
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Post by CCADP on May 13, 2005 4:54:40 GMT -5
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Here are comments from some of those involved in the scheduled execution of serial killer Michael Ross:
"With today's execution of Michael Ross there are no winners. There are no winners. The murderous actions he undertook so many years ago continue their ripple effects to this very day ... And so I say today it's time to forget about Michael Ross, but we should never forget about his victims."
-- Chief State's Attorney Christopher Morano
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"After the execution, what will the state of Connecticut have gained from all of this? The answer seems to be that, minimally, the state has secured the proverbial pound of flesh for the crimes of this one outrageously cruel man. But now, what is to be? Has our thirst for this ultimate penalty now been slaked, or do we, the people of Connecticut, continue down this increasingly lonesome road?
-- Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Flemming Norcott Jr. in his concurrence and dissent from the ruling that cleared the way for the execution.
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"I wish to make it clear that I do not authorize, endorse concur in or approve of any legal pleadings or petitions filed in any court anywhere in the time remaining between the execution of this affidavit and the moment of my execution unless they are filed by me or attorney T.R. Paulding, Jr."
-- Ross affidavit.
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"He stuck to his principles. He didn't let those who fought for their cause sway him."
-- Ross' lawyer, T. R. Paulding.
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"This has been a protracted ordeal for the entire state, none more so than for the families of the victims, who have suffered for years and still grieve for their lost daughters. It is time to move forward with compassion for all the families who have lost loved ones. It is also appropriate to acknowledge the grief felt by the family of Michael Ross.
-- Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
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"In accordance with the sentence of capital punishment imposed by the Superior Court of the Judicial District of New London, the execution of Michael Bruce Ross has been carried out in the manner prescribed by the laws of the state of Connecticut,"
-- Christine Whidden, warden of Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers.
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"The whole thing is just disheartening to me and I think we're going to live to regret this day."
-- Antonio Ponvert III, attorney for Ross' father, whose last appeal was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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"It's going to be nice to come home and realize that the case is finished and that he has received his just rewards. I think I will be very relaxed and at ease with myself."
-- Edwin Shelley, whose 14-year-old daughter Leslie was killed by Ross in 1984.
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"I'm sure it's going to be difficult. I have no doubt. Seeing a life being extinguished with such technological sophistication, it's a whole new barbarism."
-- the Rev. John Giuliani, a priest chosen by Ross to be one of the witnesses.
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"We feel sorrow for the Ross family and respect their grief at them losing a family member. We know that the sadness of losing Robin will always remain, but now the anger caused by Michael Ross' crimes can begin to fade to a safe place."
-- Jennifer Tabor, stepsister of Robin Stavinsky, who was killed by Ross in 1983.
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"We wish to have him destroyed. Mr. Ross is a diseased animal that society is well justified to flush down its sewer system."
-- Lan Manh Tu, brother of Ross' first victim Dzung Ngoc Tu, 25, whose body was found in 1981 in a gorge at Cornell University.
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"Her youngest brother is about to graduate from adult ed later this month, that's the event we're concentrating on. We'll definitely go to that."
-- Raymond Roode, stepfather of April Brunais, on why her family decided not to attend the execution.
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"Capital punishment will be wrong long after Michael Ross and it was wrong long before him."
-- Robert Nave, executive director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty.
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"May the ending of Michael Ross' life be the beginning of a renewed determined and sustained movement to abolish capital punishment in Connecticut."
-- The Rev. Stephen J. Sidorak Jr., executive director of the Christian Conference of Connecticut.
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"Knowing that they were our age, knowing that he killed and raped them and stuff I'm putting myself in their shoes."
-- Lauren Mashiak, a 17-year-old junior at Somers High, who came out to the prison to support the execution.
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"Perhaps finally, there is some satisfaction in having an end, a fitting end, a just result, when there can be no satisfaction either in revenge or vengeance or certainly the crime itself...Today we have shown our criminal justice works, it can reach closure and it can impose a lawful penalty after a lawful conviction and lawfully impose that punishment."
-- State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)
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Post by CCADP on May 13, 2005 6:04:01 GMT -5
Our condolences go out to Michael Ross' family members who lost someone they loved today; the correctional officers who will be forever changed and scarred from what they were made to participate in yesterday; to the people of Connecticut who are disturbed at whats been perpetrated in their name; and, to the families of Ross' victims; that they may somehow find the peace they thought this would give them.
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Post by jj on May 13, 2005 7:33:35 GMT -5
Our condolences go out to Michael Ross' family members who lost someone they loved today; the correctional officers who will be forever changed and scarred from what they were made to participate in yesterday; to the people of Connecticut who are disturbed at whats been perpetrated in their name; and, to the families of Ross' victims; that they may somehow find the peace they thought this would give them. Amen
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Post by jj on May 13, 2005 7:34:37 GMT -5
Mr Ross paid his debt to the citizens of Connecticutt at 224am est.Justice has been paid in full Walk lightly here, it would have been ok to have said he was executed..... but justice has NOT been paid in full..........
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Post by mikebook on May 13, 2005 8:15:53 GMT -5
Justice has indeed not been paid in full. Michael Ross still owes for the terror, the fears, and the lost hope for the families of the people that he murdered in cold blood. He still owes for the families having to live the rest of their lives without those people in their lives. The state is not a murderer. The state is carrying out the destruction of a person that had to be stopped before he would kill again. It is like killing a rabid dog. I love dogs, but for the safety of everyone else, I would kill one in a moment.
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Post by CCADP on May 13, 2005 8:21:32 GMT -5
If Ross still owes for all of that (which was my point) I guess you pro DP types gave him a good out. Cause he's not paying now...he's done - just like he wanted.
Life without parole would mean he would be continuing to pay for his actions - and without the attention of the worlds media; and anti death penalty activists, I might add.
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Post by CCADP on May 13, 2005 8:26:55 GMT -5
This is weird. I just now got this email from the best friend of one of Ross' victims. Today is the first time we have spoken. She contacted us to see if we had any of Ross' writings.
THIS IS THE BEST FRIEND of one of the murderered girls.
She says :
Good Morning Tracy, I am against the death penalty. I would have rather seen Ross sit in jail. That was more mental torture for him. I believe Connecticut assisted him with his plan of suicide. It's a shame! I truly pray that he really did become a Christian. I wrote a letter to him but I don't know if he got it. Well, God is his final judge. I have no feelings of "justice has been served" or "he got what he deserved". State assisted suicide is just wrong! When I am interviewed by reporters, I really throw them when I stand my ground of my faith in Jesus Christ. If I didn't have that faith I would be an angry, bitter person. It is now 23 years after Paula's homecoming into the Kingdom of Heaven. I plan on finally writing a book. I hope to be able to help someone else. I am also going to start The Friends of Paula Foundation to assist child victims of violent crimes or loss of a child in anyway. God has laid this upon my heart. Now that I am 40 and have overcome the heartache it's time to put an ending to the story. Thank you for posting a request for me. Our local newspaper, Times Herald Record, is going to run a big article on Sunday. My letter to Ross is going to be published. I will try to get you a copy and mail it. I am at peace. Thank you for your concern and words of kindness. I will keep in touch with you. Thanks again... Barbara
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Post by ela on May 13, 2005 8:31:15 GMT -5
I've found this link on the net that is continuously updated about michael ross's case; just take a look you might find it interesting. Have a good day you all, Ela
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Post by ela on May 13, 2005 8:32:49 GMT -5
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Post by jj on May 13, 2005 8:43:48 GMT -5
This is weird. I just now got this email from the best friend of one of Ross' victims. Today is the first time we have spoken. She contacted us to see if we had any of Ross' writings. THIS IS THE BEST FRIEND of one of the murderered girls. She says : Good Morning Tracy, I am against the death penalty. I would have rather seen Ross sit in jail. That was more mental torture for him. I believe Connecticut assisted him with his plan of suicide. It's a shame! I truly pray that he really did become a Christian. I wrote a letter to him but I don't know if he got it. Well, God is his final judge. I have no feelings of "justice has been served" or "he got what he deserved". State assisted suicide is just wrong! When I am interviewed by reporters, I really throw them when I stand my ground of my faith in Jesus Christ. If I didn't have that faith I would be an angry, bitter person. It is now 23 years after Paula's homecoming into the Kingdom of Heaven. I plan on finally writing a book. I hope to be able to help someone else. I am also going to start The Friends of Paula Foundation to assist child victims of violent crimes or loss of a child in anyway. God has laid this upon my heart. Now that I am 40 and have overcome the heartache it's time to put an ending to the story. Thank you for posting a request for me. Our local newspaper, Times Herald Record, is going to run a big article on Sunday. My letter to Ross is going to be published. I will try to get you a copy and mail it. I am at peace. Thank you for your concern and words of kindness. I will keep in touch with you. Thanks again... Barbara Wow, what an awesome woman. My prayers are for all of the victims family... and for Michael's.
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Post by mikebook on May 13, 2005 9:06:17 GMT -5
Yes, leaving him alive would have been cheaper and easier. Yes, we gave him an out, which was what he wanted. Basically, he was too chicken to hang himself in his cell...
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