"Bevin Pardons Man Convicted of Beheading a Woman and Stuffing Her in a Barrel"
kentucky.com/news/politics-…
kentucky.com/news/politics-…
“In his order, Bevin said he pardoned Partin because potential DNA evidence had not been tested.”
Click through and read the lede.
“...No blood was found because Partin used a hook meant for hunting alligators to cut off the blood flow to Carnes’ head.”
Prosecutor:
“He hated her so much and he wanted to punish her with her looking at him before he cut her head off,” Handy said. “The evil is unimaginable.”
Prosecutor:
“He hated her so much and he wanted to punish her with her looking at him before he cut her head off,” Handy said. “The evil is unimaginable.”
*Mitch McConnell* criticized Bevin's pardon spree today in Kentucky
Bevin's campaign manager distancing himself from the more than 400 pardons and commutations.
courier-journal.com/story/news/201…
courier-journal.com/story/news/201…
This🔥sentence: "Bevin's pardons included many violent and sexual offenders such as a man convicted of raping a 9-year-old, another who hired a hit man to kill his business partner, a man who killed his parents and a man who beheaded a woman before stuffing her in a barrel."
Interesting: New Gov. Beshear restored voting rights to 140,000 but limited to nonviolent crimes. wbur.org/hereandnow/201…
Wow: The Republican state Senate president has condemned Bevin's pardons and wants U.S. DOJ to investigate.
"The Senate Republican Majority condemns his actions as a travesty and perversion of justice," Stivers said.
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
"The Senate Republican Majority condemns his actions as a travesty and perversion of justice," Stivers said.
courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
New: Bevin defends himself in 20-tweet tweetstorm
This one stands out:
And this one.
Bevin wraps up his tweetstorm by basically wrapping himself in the flag.
McConnell's comments here
