The nature versus nurture debate will continue with or without my input. Is a murderer simply born or does a killer develop from their upbringing?
Do they learn right from wrong and are they able to control themselves?
Or are they born evil and can never control themselves?
This book explores one of America’s most horrific series of murders, and it may be one you’ve never heard of, which is good, because I start from the beginning, and I take the reader through the unimaginable, step by gruesome step.
Can the boogeyman be rehabilitated, or is that the stuff of legends? What if the accused is so young that they cannot be legally responsible for their own behavior?
At what age can someone be held accountable for their actions? Rational people find it inconceivable that someone sane can take the life of someone else, yet it happens so often in our society.
Is it okay to rewrite legislation to ensure bad people stay where they belong?
So many questions, so many opinions. You can be the judge.
In 1987, Craig C Price the youngest son of a well-known African American family in central Rhode Island. Craig was only 13 when his neighbour was murdered in the most horrific fashion.
The local officials were baffled and the crime soon went cold. But two years later another neighbour (and her two children) was brutally stabbed to death, the police called in the FBI to assist.
The crimes were professionally profiled and authorities began their search for a local white male who may be working with someone else. They could not have been more wrong.
Craig was a happy teenager but was occasionally in trouble for petty crimes but was never on any police list. But when a community officer noticed he had a bandage on his left hand, they began to take a closer look at Craig.
After a search of his shed they found incriminating items and took him downtown. Over four hours, 15-year old Craig C Price would not only confess to the brutal family slaying but also to the cold case from two years prior.
He was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison - Rhode Island did not have legislation to keep him past his 21st birthday. The state works with local community groups, authorities and even the president to keep the perp locked up. As his own worst enemy, Craig is currently serving 25-life for the attempted murder of fellow inmate in a Florida State Prison.
