RobinW
08-26-2014, 04:13 PM
This news is over a year old, but I double-checked and I don't think this info was ever shared on this board. Anyway, I recently learned that James Donald King passed away on death row of natural causes at the age of 69:
http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/greensboro-murder-convict-dies-on-death-row/21278658
Needless to say, King was one of the worst criminals ever profiled on UM, having been responsible for the murders of his two wives. The death of King's second wife ranks right up there as one of the all-time worst examples of a crime which should have been prevented. King received a life sentence for the murder of his first wife, escaped and went on the run for nine years, but only three years after being recaptured, the parole board inexplicably decided to release King because they felt he had lived an exemplary life during his time as a fugitive :mad: ! Of course, the guy only wound up committing murder again and I'm so glad he died in prison.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/greensboro-murder-convict-dies-on-death-row/21278658
Needless to say, King was one of the worst criminals ever profiled on UM, having been responsible for the murders of his two wives. The death of King's second wife ranks right up there as one of the all-time worst examples of a crime which should have been prevented. King received a life sentence for the murder of his first wife, escaped and went on the run for nine years, but only three years after being recaptured, the parole board inexplicably decided to release King because they felt he had lived an exemplary life during his time as a fugitive :mad: ! Of course, the guy only wound up committing murder again and I'm so glad he died in prison.