I positively despise the NYT. Who gives a rat's a$$ if the killer was "openly weeping" ?? It disgusts me the way they turn killers into some type of victim we are supposed to pity. Let him do his "boohooing" on Death Row.
There are things I dislike about the Times. But I don't mind when they give details about the suspect, like the fact he was weeping. I didn't feel sympathy for him when I read that -- I was glad that he was (maybe) realizing the seriousness of what he had done.
Overall, I think this is a good article -- it leaves a few questions unanswered, which is only natural, but it gives a lot of information.