Before we get started, I want to clear up a mistake I made last episode.

At the end, I misspoke and said that Robin Duane Carter would be paroled September of 2020, when what I should have said was Carter can

be paroled as early as 18 months from September 2020, which is when he enters an 18-month rehabilitation program.

I apologize for the mistake and wanted to clear it up before we began this episode,

since it revolves mostly around Carter and his crimes.

If for some reason you haven't listened to part one of the murder of Leisha Ann McGee,

I highly recommend you doing so before listening to this part two, though there will be a brief refresher to catch you back up to speed.

Now on to the episode. The Gone Cold Podcasts may contain violent or graphic subject matter.

Listener discretion is advised.

In his 1978 book, Murder USA, the Ways We Kill Each Other, John Godwin not only describes

a grim picture of how little value our society places on human life, but also the ways in which the justice

system perpetuates something that closer resembles injustice.

Godwin used a 1970 Fort Worth case as reference in which a woman who was sentenced to

two 25-year terms for her role in the murder of three people, including a four-year-old boy, was released

after serving only four years.

He argued that such loose and inconsistent sentences between states and even within states

where violent offenders and killers are let loose early did nothing to serve justice.

Violent offenders and murders should not only be held accountable, Godwin said, but they should also serve the time given without parole.

His argument makes sense in a lot of ways. given without parole.

His argument makes sense in a lot of ways.

The survivors and families of victims must live with the actions of the offenders forever

without relief.

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