Category Archive for : ‘THOSE WHO DIED AT THE HANDS’

Under a bill signed into law yesterday by Gov. George Pataki, 14 and 15 year olds who commit second degree murder will face more adult-like penalties.  Pataki signed the legislation sponsors dubbed Penny’s Law in honor of Penny Brown.  She was a 39 year old nurse who was killed in 1999 in Salamanca by a 15 year old who was later sentenced to the maximum juvenile sentence of 9 years to life.  Starting November 1, similar young killers convicted of second degree murder can be sentenced to a minimum of

James Terry Roach, South Carolina

James Terry Roach, 25, was executed January 10, 1986, for the rape and murder of a 14 year old girl and her 17 year old boyfriend in Columbia, South Carolina. The murders occurred in 1977, when Roach was 17.

Jay Pinkerton, Texas

Jay Pinkerton, 24, was executed May 15, 1986, after being convicted of the rape and murders of two Amarillo women in 1979 and 1980. He was 17 years old when he committed the crimes.

Johnny Garrett, Texas

Johnny Garrett, who raped