Pa. Court Rule Serial Killer Books Justify Death Row Do-Over

By Jonathan Capriel ( February 26, 2026, 9:37 PM EST) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has once again vacated the death penalty for a man found guilty of a 1994 strangulation, ruling on Thursday that his counsel was ineffective because the attorney failed to object to evidence that painted the accused as an aspiring serial killer....

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