Killer Was Good Father, Family Members Testify
Relatives of a transient facing the death penalty for the murder of a 14-year-old Chatsworth girl tearfully testified Monday that despite Roland Norman Comtois’ unhappy childhood, he was a good father to his three children.
“I know in my heart that I’ll never see my dad outside an institution,” said Comtois’ 31-year-old son, Raymond, his voice cracking. “I know he’s going to die in jail. It’s the end of our relationship.”
The testimony came on the first day of the penalty phase of Roland Comtois’ trial for the 1987 slaying of Wendy Masuhara and the sexual assault and shooting of her 13-year-old friend. Comtois, 60, was convicted June 6 on eight felony counts, including murder, attempted murder, sexual assault and kidnaping.
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