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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Crime Shannon Harps' Killer Pleads Guilty

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:45 PM

James Anthony Williams has pleaded guilty to the murder of Shannon Harps, who was stabbed to death outside of her Capitol Hill apartment on New Year's Eve 2007.

Williams is scheduled to be sentenced on May 28th. He could face between 27 and 35 years in prison.

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27 and 35 years in prison... or, probably, just several years at Western State Psychiatric Hospital until he is stabilized.

Posted by StillNon on May 21, 2009 at 5:18 PM

dude's fucking schizo. 27 to 35 ain't the right sentence. @1 had it: western.

and "stabilized" isn't good enough. are schizos ever "stabilized" without their meds?

Posted by Max Solomon on May 21, 2009 at 5:37 PM

@2

Would you ever like to see what I'm like off my meds?

Posted by Mr. Poe on May 21, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Can the vitim's family have visitation once a month for the next 27 to 35 years to beat him for as long as they like? It's only fair...

Posted by Friend of a random murder victim on May 21, 2009 at 6:24 PM

@4 That's not "fair". It's brutal and stupid, and you are a bad, vindictive, and violent person Just like Mr. Williams.

Posted by Black Pot on May 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM

I was actually thinking about this case and wondering about the outcome just yesterday. There are no happy or just outcomes here. My only hope is that he can be medicated enough to understand what he did and do some kind of personal penance. The retribution of others is irrelevant to a schizoid mind. Only he can impose a worthy sentence upon himself. The only important thing is that he understands.

Posted by Il Porno Star on May 22, 2009 at 1:07 AM

Can you link to your source rather than the breaking news post from 2008? I'd like to read where you got the new information.

Posted by Miss M on May 22, 2009 at 8:36 AM

Shannon's death was tragic and for those of us who were her friends and family, she can never be replaced and the image of her brutal stabbing will always be with us. 27 to 35 years for such a brutal crime seems like not much.

Posted by Sad and Angry on May 27, 2009 at 5:12 PM