Posted on 10/10/2025 3:10:23 PM PDT by artichokegrower
SALINAS, Calif. — A convicted inmate murderer was sentenced for the murder of another inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison, per Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni.
John Lydon, 52, was found guilty of the murder of Son Kim Tran. He received life in prison without the possibility of parole.
(Excerpt) Read more at ksbw.com ...
Good thing Newsom got rid of the death penalty in California. How would you like to be this guy’s next cell mate
“Salinas Valley State Prison inmate sentenced for third inmate killing”
i’m thinking this guy could be made good use of ... you know, by selecting particularly deserving cellmates ...
I think that's a good place for a convicted illegal alien child rapist.
Johnny Rotten?
Hope his jury trial did not last more than five minutes. Waste of taxpayer money
Textbook example why convicted murderers should be executed ASAP.
Put the guy in a very small cell with an
exercise machine. No human contact.
No TV, no radio, no outside trips,
to the exercise yard, just give him books,
food, water, illusion of night and and day,
warmth, but no human contact till he dies.
“He received life in prison without the possibility of parole.”
Golly. I bet he’s really sorry now !
FWIW, Son Kim Tran was sentenced in 2009 to 55 years to life for for kidnapping and assault with intent to commit rape.
The article ended too abruptly.
maybe he killed Sid and Nancy too.
Probably the reason he is killing is for respect and fear. The greater the fear, the easier his life will be.
They only have limited abilities to keep inmates isolated from others. I recall an interview with a professional hit man who was convicted for multiple murders. They brought him in and put him in an isolation cell that they evicted another killer from, and the other killer was really pissed off about it. He didn’t want to be in regular population and made everyone suffer because of it.
I think it was Esmund Kemper, but his bio talks about the typical serial murders of women rather than professional hits. I’m fairly certain he had a sideline of killing for cash. One of his victims never left his disco bar. Ed dressed up in platform shoes and an outrageous outfit and “bumped” into him on the dance floor, injecting the victim with a chemical that induced an instant heart attack. He then danced his way off the floor and escaped unnoticed.
Perfect cellie
Maybe this guy is our answer to the Electric Chair, just keeping putting Death Row residents as his cellmates
These days that perp would be back on the streets after a couple hours, no cash bail.
I think we’re missing the Big Picture here.
This guy should not be celled-up with any other inmate.
This shit is deliberate on the part of CDC.
They’re denying the right of other inmates to live, by their actions or inactions.
The truth be told, they’re complicit in these inmates deaths.
Yeah, maybe the murdered inmate was a turd but he was somebody’s father, brother, son etc.
The CDC doesn’t get to decide (extra judicially) who lives and who dies.
I’m in favor of the Death Penalty but not this bullshit!
Golly. He might lose his TV for a couple weeks.
Bang up job the Department of CORRECTIONS corrects criminals.
They could have kept it simple and saved so much time, money, and obviously, a couple of lives.
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