Anti-abortion fanatic Paul Jennings Hill, 49, gives a press conference just one day before his execution. Hill, then a minister, was convicted of the murders of abortion provider John Britton and his bodyguard, James Herman Barrett Jr. (Florida State Prison, 2003) [960 x 624].

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    1. [Paul Jennings Hill](http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/hill873.htm)

      At his trial, Hill attempted to present a defense claiming that his actions were justifiable homicide since he had murdered the two men in order to prevent abortions. The judge refused to allow this argument in court and Hill refused to present any other defense.

      >The trial court’s sentencing order found that the following two aggravators had been established beyond a reasonable doubt for both murders: (1) the defendant was previously convicted of another capital felony or of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person, as evidenced by the contemporaneous convictions; and (2) the murder had been committed in a cold, calculated, and premeditated manner without any pretense of moral or legal justification.
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      >This second aggravator was proven with evidence establishing that Hill had stated previously that abortionists should be executed, had purchased a shotgun and ammunition two days before the murders and practiced at a firing range on two separate occasions during those two days, had modified the shotgun, had arrived at the Center one hour before the victims, and had proudly stood looking over the bodies after he shot them.

    2. ripyourlungsdave on

      Why in God’s name did they let someone accused of extremist murder hold a press conference?..

      I don’t give a shit if he’s a minister or not. He’s a fucking murderer.

    3. Particular-Cat-8031 on

      Smug looking piece of garbage, i wnder ih was smirking like that when they threw the switch on that waste of space. He’s all yours, Satan.

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