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  • Jury Recommends Death for Bonistall's Killer (Delaware)

    03/21/2007 8:32:01 AM PDT · by Pyro7480 · 16 replies · 665+ views
    Journal News ^ | 3/21/2007 | Jonathan Bandler
    WILMINGTON, Del. - Jurors today unanimously recommended the death penalty for the ex-convict who raped and murdered White Plains college student Lindsey Bonistall. James Cooke Jr. said nothing to his lawyers as he was led into the courtroom for the verdict. He sat quietly, showing no emotions, as Superior Court Judge Jerome Herlihy read the jury's findings that the aggravating factors of the grisly slaying outweighed any mitigating factors presented by the defense for why Cooke's life should be spared. It will now be up to Herlihy to decide the fate of Cooke, who will likely become the 17th man...