Hands Off Cain

Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett...

Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett, should be executed for the 2003 crime, a jury unanimously decided today.

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Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett, should be executed for the 2003 crime, a jury unanimously decided.
Chambers was also sentenced to 73 to 146 years for beating the girl, 3, and and her 3 older sisters. Jerry Chambers, 33, said: "I'd like to say I'm sorry." Chambers also molested Porchia's sisters. The sisters, now 6, 8 and 12, still bear physical scars from the beatings and are in foster care. Porchia died Aug. 17, 2003. Investigators have said they believe Chambers threw her into a radiator after he caught her watching him have sex with Candice Geiger, the girls' aunt.
Jurors convicted Chambers of first-degree murder and related charges on May 20.
Last week, the jury of 6 women and 6 men also convicted Porchia's mother, Tiffany Bennett, and aunt of lesser charges.
Bennett, 29, was convicted of 4 counts each of felony conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children for allowing the girls to live with Chambers for nearly a year. She faces 28 to 56 years in prison. Geiger, 20, was found guilty of 3rd-degree murder for participating in the beatings. She faces 48 to 96 years in prison. Both are jailed without bail, awaiting July sentencing hearings.
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  • (Sources: Philadephia Inquirer, 26/05/2005)