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I posted the link to the law in the post you quoted. Washington has the death penalty. It’s never used, because it will never hold up on appeal, but we have it.

No. As I said, the death penalty is one of the two mandatory sentences in Washington but it has not been used in years.

Thanks for that. No problem. :)

The deal was first degree murder instead of aggravated first degree murder. Aggravated first degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole or the death penalty, which WA hasn’t used in years.

See, that’s what I don’t get. Punishment in Washington for first degree murder is supposed to be life in prison without possibility of parole. We have the death penalty technically but it is never used because it has been applied so inconsistently (e.g. Gary Ridgway didn’t get it). All I can...

I agree with you but please don’t blame Seattle. It was a superior court case and sentencing laws are set by the state. It might seem like a small thing to others but I’m tired of all the crap getting said lately about my city. Here is what I found at the end of a long article on the Seattle...

I think that's just for regular games. The Mariners have variable pricing so the popular games cost more. Opening day is always sold out way in advance. I was thinking she bought the tickets from a reseller and paid more than face value. Not sure what that game was going for or how good their...

Info goes online about 24 hours after it's entered into the system. Try looking again Thursday afternoon.

I'm thinking because they haven't determined cause of death and/or they are waiting for lab reports to come back. Washington State Crime Lab is pretty backed up. There are 6,000 rape kits waiting to be tested and there have been some fairly high profile crimes where it took a month or more to...

This specific area is mixed--nice parts and not-so-nice parts. It's many things, but I wouldn't call MLT sleepy. Veterans Memorial Park is scary and not particularly safe. I mentioned in the first thread that my nieces' brownie troop had an outing there and found a gun. Someone else in the...

Regarding the self inflicted cuts, all I can think is that maybe they had started to heal? Such an odd thing to publicize. The Snohomish County ME's office isn't exactly a bunch of inexperienced yahoos. It's quite busy and they got quite a bit of experience during the huge mudslide up there a...

There were many, many volunteers over the weekend, to the point that they said they didn't need more. Local news said organizers decided to expand the search beyond the two parks and that's when they found her. My own theory is that she left her car, realized she forgot her badge, texted her...

If she was there since Monday, I can't imagine how many people must have driven by her, not to mention walked their dogs. It's not a desolate area.

Thank you for posting this. I keep reading theories that someone nefariously sent texts from her phone but it doesn't make sense that a kidnapper would tell her friend/coworker to wait for her for 10 minutes. I believe the police mobilized so quickly because the coworker then waited longer than...

I'm fairly certain that photo was taken at Fred Hutch. While her husband reported her missing, her friends at work mobilized instantly. I believe they supplied that initial photo.

My sister has taught at an elementary school very near there for almost 25 years. When her daughters were in Brownies, the troop found a gun in Veterans Memorial Park. She says it is, and has always been, a sketchy area/park. She said it's surprising, due to the police station being so close...

Washington court information is available online. According to the Washington Courts website, at the 12/12 court date the original trial date of 12/22/14 was struck and a new trial date is set for 3/9/15 at 9:00 AM.

My heart breaks for the families. Zoe Galasso's mom just gave an interview to the local news. http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/marysville-shooting/2014/11/10/marysville-pilchuck-victim-mom-speaks/18808073/

<modsnip> He didn't man up about anything. The judge told him when he was charged as an adult that he had to take the jacket off his head. IMO, rape is wrong, even prison rape of a guilty person. On a certain level, I think we all want revenge against people who commit evil crimes like this...

IMO the only benefit to being found incompetent is that his trial will be delayed. If he's found incompetent, they'll just keep evaluating him periodically until he is found competent. (That's happens frequently here in Washington. We're finally starting a trial that's been postpones for years...