I'm so sorry for your friend and for your loss. I think I heard about this creep on one of the crime shows on A & E. It may even have been made into a Law & Order.
I saw one about him on MSNBC. You would not believe the song and dance by the shrink to excuse this psychopath's behavior (it was his father's fault). And the legal pundits complaining that he spends his days in an 8x10 cell. Oh, the poor thing!
It was obvious why he did these crimes. He enjoyed it. They should have carried out the sentence 20 years ago.