[RGSpincich]

Don't mean to imply that it is you who is skewering the facts. Some reporting agencies like to spin cases a certain way to achieve the desired result.

[daylate-dollarshort]

The original article was easy to check. The prosecutors statement that the defendants hoped a virgin sacrifice would earn them "a ticket to hell" is contained in the original article reporting of the case.

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge of killing a 15 year old girl,Elyse Pahler, and were sentenced as juevenilles. Under California law, at least at the time of sentencing, they had to be released upon their 21st birthdays.