Once he gets out, he may murder another half dozen people. Maybe then he will get the death penalty.
The jury was probably thinking that far ahead, or more likely they were idiots.
There is no parole in VA. Life in prison means exactly that.
On the other hand, given that that Home Depot is about a mile from my house, I have no clue how the jury did not fry him.
Third, yes, I live in liberal hell.