Perhaps the waiting game is finally over. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will allow convicted killer Wesley Shermantine Jr. to help authorities search for the remains of his long-dead victims, Brown's office announced Tuesday.
The governor signed A.B. 2357, authored by Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, D-Tracy, which gives California's corrections secretary the authority to take serial killer Shermantine off death row and transport him to sites believed to hold the remains of his and Loren Herzog's victims.
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Michael Thompson posted at 2:17 pm on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
I hope this will bring some amount of closure to the victims famiies, and I hope this expedites this individual's return to his maker.
Jay Samone posted at 12:49 pm on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
Yes gentleman - it certainly would be a tragedy [wink]. Although - I do believe out in Linden's countryside there are plenty of blind spots. A bullt proof vest doesn't cover everything.....
Joanne Bobin posted at 12:41 pm on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
Wow, shades of "Fargo." Death by woodchipper would be too good for him.
I doubt this creep will treat this as little more than a short "vacation" from death row, but if remains ARE found, at least some families can get "closure," (hate that word) through this experiment.
Josh Morgan posted at 10:09 am on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
Steve, I was thinking the same thing. I'll bet you anything they have him in a bullet proof vest.
Steve Schmidt posted at 7:23 am on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
It certainly would be a tragedy of Shermantine tripped and fell into a wood chipper while he is traipsing through those vineyards.