PART 2 - The Murders of Gregory Taylor, Billy Winebrenner and Melody Pistorio - When Administrative Mistakes Lead to Tragedy
This episode will review the death penalty sentence of John Thanos, convicted of 3 murders, armed robberies and kidnappings. While Thanos himself did not want to file appeals, others filed ones on his behalf. He was diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and doctors testified for both the defense and prosecution regarding his competency. Did he truly know right from wrong? If he wanted to die, is that a sign that he was in fact suicidal?
And what about his victims? Their loved ones? And the amount of pain and grief that he caused to them? How should that play a role in sentencing?
The death penalty is a polarizing and sensitive topic. There are way too many points of discussion to ever be able to thoroughly discuss regarding the death penalty in general, but I will try to cover as many as possible in how they pertain to this particular case.
Link to Part 1:
https://dangerondelmarva.podbean.com/e/the-murders-of-gregory-taylor-billy-winebrenner-and-melody-pistorio-when-administrative-mistakes-lead-to-tragedy/
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Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t1/thanos-john-frederick.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thanos
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-03-27-1991086029-story.html
https://wiperecord.com/can-a-felon-own-a-gun/#gref
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2013/01/17/thanos-case-recalled-with-death-penalty-in-focus/
https://peoplepill.com/people/john-thanos
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/05/17/maryland-executes-thanos/64d3fd18-e4e0-40c1-8e34-6d0ff8b2d12b/
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/02/13/the-ultimate-debate-gov-omalley-fronts-push-to-repeal-md-death-penalty/
https://critteranne.medium.com/john-thanos-from-troubled-kid-to-sick-killer-d7e4efa7e787
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83037149/thanos-never-far-from-trouble/, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68447266.)
(Seaford, DE press release on event at Walmart) https://www.facebook.com/ronda.jefferson.9/posts/7596341320379574?notif_id=1643451771289727¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif
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