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Man gets life for killing Japanese woman in Hawaii

Crime Aug. 01, 2008 - 07:17AM JST ( 10 )

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nimbusAug. 01, 2008 - 08:11AM JST

Glad they gave him life, although I would prefer without the possibility of parole.

If anyone is interested, here's an article from a Honolulu newspaper on this story.

http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/31/news/story11.html
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rjd_jrAug. 01, 2008 - 08:11AM JST

Way to go prosecutors and experts, because this creep didn't have a 'significant history' (what the heck does that mean, so there's a history of insignificant violence, ridiculous) of violence, parole is possible. Which means most likely. So according to this creep she killed herself by jumping out of his truck? Yup, I sure believe that one. He should be fried.
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mindovermatterAug. 01, 2008 - 08:32AM JST

What a scum bag piece of trash.... I think they should send him to Japan to be tried in a Japanese court in Yokosuka OR better yet Okinawa.....Stir up the Naha media for a couple weeks and then tell that racist Okinawa Governor that the U.S. Military wants to take more land from farmers....

Now I pay money to see that....
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Blue_TigerAug. 01, 2008 - 08:55AM JST

If her body was never recovered, how do they know he did it????
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nimbusAug. 01, 2008 - 09:30AM JST

"If her body was never recovered, how do they know he did it????"

CSI - They found the woman's blood and glasses in his company truck. Also, a witness saw the woman getting into his company truck. Another witness saw him trying to dig a hole in the ground in a remote location in the middle of the night.

If anyone wants to know more about this case, go to Honolulu Starbulletin and seach for "Lankford" on the website.
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toguroAug. 01, 2008 - 11:55PM JST

Personally, I think he should have gotten the death penalty.
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HonestDictatorAug. 02, 2008 - 06:30AM JST

mindovermatter, are you nuts? He might get off scott free if they send him there, but its just speculation since its never gonna happen. Can't charge a person for a crime commited against a Japanese on American soil. Only the US system can try and convict him.

Anyways, this guy is another freakin' ass that got what he worked for. US prisons ain't nice at all either.
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MolenirAug. 02, 2008 - 09:11PM JST

True, American Prisons are not nice. Besides, when you look at comparable crimes, say if a foreign girl had been killed by a Japanese guy, you'll see that this is much more severe a punishment then you'd have gotten in Japan.

Overall, I agree, the life without the possibility of parole would have been better, but this is a good and reasonable sentence.
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OssanULTRAAug. 03, 2008 - 04:03AM JST

I think they should have let him swim with the sharks.