Neo-Nazi Faces Death Penalty, Says Crimes Spurred by Gender Identity Confusion

[Shana A]

Neo-Nazi Faces Death Penalty, Says Crimes Spurred by Gender Identity Confusion
Associated Press
Tuesday Jan 12, 2010

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=101043

The Supreme Court has reinstated for a second time the death sentence of a neo-Nazi convicted of murdering three men in Ohio more than a quarter century ago.

The justices ruled unanimously Tuesday that a federal appeals court wrongly set aside the death sentence of Frank Spisak.

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Spisak was convicted of three murders at Cleveland State University over a seven-month period in 1982 - crimes he said were motivated by his hatred of gays, blacks and Jews. At the same time, Spisak claimed his crimes were sparked by mental illness related to confusion about his sexual identity. He wants to have surgery to become a woman.

[Dawn D.]

Undoubtedly, this will do lot's for our public image. NOT!

Dawn

[tekla]

The 1983 trial became a public spectacle as Spisak celebrated his killings in court and openly discussed his hateful views. He even grew a Hitler-style mustache, carried a copy of Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf" during the proceedings and gave the Nazi salute to the jury.

And he lost?  Oh the mind reels.