That did not happen for Massey. Perhaps in order to cauterise doubt in a blaze of clarity, everything is catalogued: the minute the prisoner is injected with lethal medicine, the minute it starts to take effect, the minute they die. An investigator for the Ellis County sheriff's department read to the jury portions of letters that Massey had written while he was in prison. Three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three corn on the cob, spinach, broccoli with cheese, one pint of caramel pecan fudge or tin roof ice cream, and a pitcher of sweet tea. Even people inclined toward evil are trying to make sense of their lives to organize an otherwise chaotic existence. . Born Bad by Bill Cox. Let my son know I love him. Items police recovered from the car wash trash bin and vacuum containers included a red bandanna with blond hair on it and a piece of paper with Massey's name on it. The State also proffered testimony from Dr. Clay Griffith, a forensic psychiatrist, who having read portions of Massey's journals, letters, the recorded observations of Dr. Dekleva and the autopsy reports for the present victims, concluded that Massey would be a future danger to society and that he could not be rehabilitated. His last words, on June 22 2000, ended with: "Keep marching, black people. Episode 13: Missy, Stephanie, and Jason Eric Massey. Jason Eric. I didn't pump poison into anybody's veins from behind a locked door [ ] I hope God will be as merciful to society as he has been to me. King woke his common-law wife, Donna Benjamin, and although worried, they decided to wait to see if they would return home. Jason Massey | Religion Wiki | Fandom Other witnesses testified that Massey had spoken many times about killing dogs, cats, and cows, and that he kept detailed journals of his activities. Give me my rights. TX Lethal Injection The jury took just three hours to convict Massey after hearing testimony from a former friend of Massey, 18-year-old Chris Nowlin, who told the court that Massey had said he wanted to have sex with Benjamin, then kill her and mutilate her. The first body discovered was that of a nude female whose head and hands were missing. Questions also arise over other witnesses. Two small caliber bullets were later removed from his brain and the cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds to the head. Sign Up. The last words of the 376 prisoners executed in Texas since 1982 are faithfully recorded on the state justice department's website. During the sentencing phase, they had Dr. Dekleva, the psychiatrist who had previously examined Massey, testify. Certain people appear to crave absolute control--evident in Massey's journals and this need often derives from a chaotic childhood. According to public records, Massey was convicted of driving while intoxicated in June 1993 and was sentenced to 120 days in jail. Approximately 10 days earlier, Christopher Nowlin had been riding in a car with Jason Massey, who was 20 years old and lived in Canton, Texas. He wanted to physically eat some girl's brain and heart, and drink her blood. Nowlin testified that he didn't pay much attention to what Massey said, because it was weird and Massey talked about killing girls all the time. Only Jason has ever been tried for these murders. "It's impossible to assign a motive to a case like this," added Strange, now an assistant district attorney in Austin. It succeeded. SUSPECTS: Prior to Jason's arrest, 2 men both known to him were arrested for the crime. Next, he expressed love to individual members of his family and apologized to them "for all of the pain that I have caused." Find similar podcasts. No kin to you undertaker. The Trial All about Jason Massey from Victim to Victimizer, by Last statement "Statement to what. As I said, I'm taking responsibility for the death of your daughter in 1983. Massey was executed by lethal injection on April 3, 2001. James Brian King, 14, had been shot in the head, and his 13-year-old stepsister Christina Benjamin had been stripped, raped, disemboweled and dismembered. These should have been grounds for a new trial, but instead was thrown out on the grounds that the trial record was inaccurate and that records were incomplete. James King called him the devil, but he didn't start out that way, he became that way. And I would like to clear some things up if I could. James King, whose son and stepdaughter were killed by Massey, said he was glad authorities nabbed Massey when they did and that would-be serial killer didn't have the chance to act more on his fantasies. Massey had written that he liked to read about guns, war, and police investigations. Officials impounded Massey's 1982 Subaru. Internet Sources: October 2, 2000 - Massey filed a motion for rehearing in the Fifth Circuit. Death Row Information - Texas Department of Criminal He also told a friend in explicit language what he would like to do the girl. A State witness testified that while on a walk in the woods, he had come across a cooler containing animal skulls and jaw bones and journals encased in plastic labeled "Slayer's Book of Death," volumes 1-4. Menu Log In Sign Up In October of the following year, he was found guilty of capital murder. In another entry, Massey wrote that he had killed 41 cats, 32 dogs, and 7 cows. The place where the bodies were found was about 15 miles from the teens' home in Garrett. The murders occurred 51 days later. The natural instinct of benign aggression, Fromm says, comes from the automatic need to protect oneself and to survive, whereas malignant aggression is not physiological in nature. There is no kin and no friend; no fear what you do to me. (They were never found.) He pled not guilty, but was convicted by a jury on Oct. 6, 1994. She had accidentally come across his journals and was horrified, inspiring him to a new resolution: "Never speak your true nature." It is a yearning for life to finish itself. The body parts never have been found. PLEA BARGAIN: To impose the Death Penalty at trial the State of Texas must first prove the accused is a danger to all around him and DP is the only suitable punishment. Method The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction. At his trial, an acquaintance of Massey named Christopher Nowlin testified that he introduced Massey to Christina Benjamin, a friend of his, and that they flirted and discussed "sneaking out" at night sometime. [9] His last meal consisted of three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three bits of corn on the cob with spinach, broccoli and butter, and one pint of ice cream, served with a pitcher of sweet tea. Christina BenjaminW / F / 13James Brian KingW / M / 14 When a Mexican kills a police officer this is what you get. Shortly after this incident, the owner recognized Massey's picture in the paper as someone who might be involved with the murders. EXECUTED: Jason Eric Massey. JUDGE: Appeared bored and disinterested throughout the proceedings. In July 1993, James King was awakened early one morning But the person that committed that act is no longer here - I am. No other wounds were discovered on his body. Is this just some aberrant individual or might there be others like him in the making? Murderer. Thursday, March 30, 2001 - MEDIA ADVISORY - Jason Eric Massey Scheduled To Be Executed When the children did not appear, James and Donna searched for them and subsequently filed a missing persons report. There were also journals labeled "Slayer's Book of Death," volumes 1-4. Thus he is not unique, and there may be others like him, as yet uncaught, who feel a similar need to make their mark. With this incident, he was consolidating his secret drive toward destruction. Massey was arrested. See Photos. After reading all the shit in those two books, they had a reason to get a court order to get me some help." Nowlin convinced Massey to drive over to see Christina, a friend of Nowlin's. Massey worshipped infamous killers Bundy and Manson and Henry Lee Lucas, whom he later shared shared time with on Texas' death row, and sought the attention they received. He wanted bones to cry to him from the earth, bones of victims that belonged to him and him alone. Jason Massey She was identified using recent hospital records. Last statement "Tell Mama and the kids I love you; I love all of you. You all have been there for me; it's a miracle. ProDeathPenalty.Com First of all, I would like to say that I do not know any of y'all and that is unfortunate, because I would like to apologize to each and every one of you Fromm believes that we all have an inner drive to make sense of life and to experience it to its optimum intensity. At this point, King went to the restroom. Carpet fibers found on Brian's shoe matched fibers from Massey's car. Three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three corn on the cob, spinach, broccoli with cheese, one pint of caramel pecan fudge or tin roof ice cream, and a pitcher of sweet tea. I'm not going to shout, use profanity or make idle threats. Minisode 1: Jason Eric Massey. Massey dumped items in the trash bin and started to back out, but stopped when he saw the owner watching him. A search warrant was implemented in such a way as to render the use of resulting "evidence" in court highly questionable. On Oct. 30 they were kept waiting for 4 hours. Massey agreed, and told Christina that he would drive by her house around midnight some night and honk his horn and that she was to go to the old Fina station on I-45 and wait. However, prior to going to trial, Jason was offered a Plea Bargain. While Jason was viewed as a monster, in some ways, he never really had a chance. He believed his client, Jason Eric Massey, would be exonerated rather than convicted by the evidence the state would present. Stay strong and know that I'm in a better place. He then talked about how "God has used this to change my life" and proclaimed Jesus as Lord. In fact, he had written in his journal that females must die. PUNISHMENT EVIDENCE/PRIOR HISTORY King woke his common-law wife, Donna Benjamin, and although worried, they decided to wait to see if they would return home. In addition, hair found on Brian's pant leg was microscopically matched with Massey's. Girl's decomposing body was found the next day in a field shot in the back, raped, stabbed, and disemboweled, with head and hands severed. Three days later, he made a notation that officially marked his "sacred journey." All of his other appeals in state and federal courts were rejected. March 6, 1998 - Massey filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in federal district court. In a search, police found handcuffs and newspaper articles about the murders in Massey's house. Police learned that Jason Massey, then 20, had been seen carrying a pistol by several people recently. Marijuana, a Persian cat with a rope around its neck, a three-prong knife and diary that listed names with check marks next to them were found in his car.