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Transcripts for CNN Death Row Stories 20150711 05:17:00

Right into all of that. for many, nathan was the definition of a super-predator and deserved nothing less than death. he had escalating violence throughout his teenage years. he started robbing places with a golf club, and that escalated to guns eventually. we learned that nathan dunlap had been involved in some very serious crimes. prosecutors first tried nathan for one of the robberies and convicted him. with a violent crime now on nathan s record, the d.a. s office announced they would aggressively pursue the death penalty. the dunlap case arose in arapaho county, part of the 18th judicial district which is in colorado, is now and has been in the past in love with the death penalty. the verdict seemed to be a foregone conclusion. ....

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Transcripts for CNN Death Row Stories 20150711 05:36:00

Implicated in the barbecue shooting, were indicted for javad and vivian s murders. this case becomes one of the biggest cases in colorado, and a prosecution in this case also in arapaho county, they seek the death penalty. i think it s pretty clear why we sought death in the cases of sir mario owens and robert ray. listen, they murdered a witness to a murder. it s not just its own killing. it s an attack on the entire criminal justice system. they had killed before. so the thought was, what do you give them? do you give them more time? more life on top of life? but the state s case against owens and ray was largely circumstantial, and getting death wasn t guaranteed. so rhonda fields took an active role pushing for the ultimate punishment. i was not a supporter of the death penalty prior to the death of my son, but now i believe that there s some crimes that are so heinous that they deserve ....

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Transcripts for CNN Death Row Stories 20150705 05:36:00

Receiving death threats, javad had decided to testify in court against the accused killer. he felt like it was the right thing to do because he saw his best friend get shot down in cold blood. javad was murdered five days before the trial was set to begin. months later, sir mario owens and robert ray, who d both been implicated in the barbecue shooting, were indicted for javad and vivian s murders. this case becomes one of the biggest cases in colorado, and a prosecution in this case also in arapaho county, they seek the death penalty. i think it s pretty clear why we sought death in the cases of sir mario owens and robert ray. listen, they murdered a witness to a murder. it s not just its own killing. it s an attack on the entire criminal justice system. they had killed before. so the thought was, what do you give them? do you give them more time? more life on top of life? ....

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