Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8...
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Stephen Stanko, 38, was sentenced to death for the April 8, 2005 murder of his live-in girlfriend Laura Ling, 43, and raping her 15-year-old daughter.
Stanko is also charged with the murder of 74-year-old Henry Lee Turner whose body was found a day after Stanko murdered Laura Ling.
Stanko was released from prison in July 2004 after serving more than 8 years of a 10-year sentence for kidnapping. While in prison, he co-wrote "Living in Prison: A History of the Correctional System."
Stanko is also charged with the murder of 74-year-old Henry Lee Turner whose body was found a day after Stanko murdered Laura Ling.
Stanko was released from prison in July 2004 after serving more than 8 years of a 10-year sentence for kidnapping. While in prison, he co-wrote "Living in Prison: A History of the Correctional System."
— SOURCES
- (Sources: About News & Issues, 20/08/2006)
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