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Prologue

The sound of weeping and wailing echoed throughout the room. As the jurors were reaching to a conclusion, a great tremor overtook him. His lips trembled in fear... Finally, after what seemed like forever, the jury returned a verdict. "We the jury have decided that, by a majority of 7-1, the defendant is guilty of homicide, torture murder and child abuse." He clenched his fists as he was trying to hold back the seething torrent behind his eyelids. "I hereby sentence you to a sentence of 40 to 175 years in Shawshank Federal Prison," the judge said as she turned towards the defendant. You are the most disgusting person the tribunal has ever judged. Our Constitution does not allow for cruel and unusual punishments, but if I had a say, I would allow, what you did to all of those beautiful souls - all of those young women - I would allow someone or many people to do to you what you did to others. There are no words that can describe the depth and breadth of how sorry I am for the victims and how revolting you are. It is my privilege and honor to sign your death warrant." He could hold the heartbreak no longer and he fell to the floor in a disheveled heap as his grief poured out like rain in a flood of gut-wrenching tears that tore through his chest. He fell to his knees and tears escaped his eyes, followed by his fists meeting the wall.

Chapter I