DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad denied three Iowa inmates’ applications for commutation, including a woman who murdered an elderly Mason City man.
Bennie Mae Harrington, age 57, committed her crime on March 12, 2001, in Mason City. She is currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder for slaying 81-year-old Robert Crawford. Allegedly, Harrington was a drug user who sought more drugs when she visited Crawford’s home. She bludgeoned him with an unknown object in his home, and outside after he fled to an alley, and was attacked further. He was later found outside, deceased. Her application was denied.
Also denied was Atwell Conner Jr., age 71, who committed his crime on March 9, 1974, in Jones County. He is currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. Paeng Saengaroun, age 66, was also denied. He committed his crime on April 9, 1996, in Buena Vista County. He is currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder (two counts).
Evidently, prison food has been good to her
Really in my book anyone that kills some needs the same treatment as to how the victim died. I know all you bleeding hearts are going to crucify me but this would stop some of the murders.
an eye for an eye is old testament law and not applicable under the bill of rights.. there is ample evidence to show that capital punishment is not a deterrent. you really need to look into the backstory and see what drove someone to murder another person. but like your pal orange clown donald, you will make up a backstory “i heard a great many bad things from a lot of people” like other fsacist rednecks he never said what he heard or who he herd it from. i hope your “book” never gets published. you ARE stinky