Man Gets Death Penalty in Murders of Three
From Times Wire Reports
A retired coal miner in Toulon who was portrayed as a small-town bully was sentenced to death for murdering a sheriff’s deputy and a couple he had feuded with for years.
Judge Scott Shore said Curtis Thompson, 61, showed no remorse for his crimes.
“I find from the evidence presented that, provided the opportunity, you would continue right where you left off,” Shore told Thompson.
Shore set an execution date of Nov. 1, but an appeal is automatic and there is a moratorium on executions in Illinois.
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