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freethekillie2 · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 309

Well Done Kenny.

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com...ves-heart-attack-woman.3740368.jp

Still the comments smell of envy.

freethekillie2 · Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 309

Kenny please let the people that want to help you, help!

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman..../Life-after-death-row-.3974391.jp

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/...live-on-death-row-78057-20380759/

W.Roughead · Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Scotland.

So I wondered, what is Kenny doing now?

I wonder also if he and his ex-wife, who was coming here from the States to have a life with him, ever did get together.
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scotkaz · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 527

Kenny is in prison awaiting trial.

Wendy did come over but she went home and she has no plans to come back.
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W.Roughead · Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Scotland.

It is a great pity that no one thought he would need help and support, not to mention counselling on his return here after more than 20 years.

One would think those around him would have known this. Perhaps, it was offered, but declined.

He seems to prefer life behind bars.

I would be very surprised if he was allowed back into the USA.
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scotkaz · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 527

Before Kenny was released from death row, I and many others tried telling him of the difficulties he would face. I arranged much help and support for him but Kenny was trying to make up for lost time and cram a lifetime of everything all in once. There was the "exciting" people who everyone but Kenny knew where only hangers on. Their "friendships" lasted as long as the money did and the stories they could make up to sell to the media.

He is a very damaged man and needs help very badly.

I dont think he will go back to USA, and have thought that they would not let him in either but he is a dual national and has American citizenship and can get a US passport and so they probably will let him in if he wants.

Personally I think it is a very bad idea for him ever to go back to USA and have told him so.

Prison is all he knows, it has a routine and a safety that he is used to and he found freedom very difficult to cope with.

It is very sad indeed.
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W.Roughead · Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Scotland.

He also has a present and past criminal record. This will not help him to return to the States, regardless of his passports. One would have thought, especially these days.

He is institutionalized, and you are probably correct. He probably will always feel safer in prison, or at least more secure.

Was he given compensation by the Federal Government for being wrongly convicted?
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scotkaz · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 527

No he did not get any compensation. What they did was drop the murder and arson conviction and then offered a "plea deal" of no contest to attempted involuntary manslaughter because they claimed he was babysitting. Didn't matter that there was evidence he wasn't. They said if he did this he would not be admitting to anything. Meant he walked free and they did not have to pay a penny because they had their conviction. Was a very dirty deal which only benefited the State of Ohio.

I don't know how someone can attempt to do something involuntary. They sure make up some weird names for charges !

He has been very badly treated by the State of Ohio indeed.
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W.Roughead · Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 120 Location: Scotland.

Involuntary manslaughter in the USA simply means criminally negligent homicide, meaning there was no intention to kill, so a death has been caused due to some recklessness or criminal negligence. Under our law in Scotland, this would be culpable homicide. Whereas, under English Law it would be roughly equivalent to Manslaughter. Voluntary manslaughter is quite a different thing altogether.

This would explain to me the babysitting side of his case. Although you say he was not actually babysitting, which I believe to be the case.

By not contesting when he was given the Plea Bargain, he was still not admitting guilt.

I have, for brevity sake, simplified my description of the above, and could give examples, but I do not think it is necessary for this discussion.

I was curious to know if he had received compensation and you answered that question. At the end of the day, Richey was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence, and I believe the forensics were called into question.

It is, however, a great pity that he has found himself in prison again. I suspect not for the last time.

Thank you for your reply.
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Angeline · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 148

This is something that has always concerned me. Once the wrongfully convicted are released, there is no support whatsoever to re-integrate them into a world that has moved on. So many people whose convictions are overturned either die through self-abusive behaviours, because they are unable to cope, or they land up right back in prison. Just the other day, we had the "re-criminalising" of Steven Downing for wearing a jacket similar to a police officer's. what was that all about? If he hadn't been who he is, does anybody really believe these charges would have stood against him (or even been brought in the first place?)
Once these people are caught in the system, their lives are damaged forever. Those who put them there in the first place have a huge responsibility for putting right some of the wrong, and ensuring they are supported and cared for - overturning their convictions is not enough - not by a long shot.
I was very sad to hear that Kenny was back in jail, but ultimately, not surprised. He's not the first, and, until this whole rotten mes is sorted out, I daresay he won't be the last.

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