Sex
offender is sentenced to death for kidnapping a girl, 14, from a bus stop,
torturing her with an electric drill, raping and murdering her in an abandoned
home
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Christopher Whitaker was convicted of murdering
Alianna Defreeze last month
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Whitaker, 45, kidnapped her from a bus stop on
January 28, 2017 in Cleveland
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He took her to an abandoned home where he
assaulted her with electric drills and raped her
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The convicted rapist then stabbed her to death
and abandoned her body
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He was arrested when police matched DNA found
at the scene to his which was already in their database
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Whitaker told police he was high on cocaine at
the time and was not responsible for his actions, although he said he was full
of remorse
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A BRUTE who raped and killed a 14-year-old
schoolgirl whinges "the world will hate me now" in a confession video
shown to a jury.
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A sex offender has been sentenced to death in Ohio
for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in a
horrific attack.
Christopher Whitaker, 45, will spend the rest of
his days on death row after the judge followed the jury's recommendation for
the horrific slaying of Alianna Defreeze in Januaury, 2017.
Whitaker was found guilty March 13 of aggravated
murder and charges including kidnapping and rape in Alianna DeFreeze's
death.
'I don't believe he'll have any remorse
until he suffers like my daughter suffered,' said Donnesha Cooper, Alianna's
mother. 'He just snuffed out a really bright light in
the world because of his own selfishness,' Cooper said. 'I appreciate the jury's recommendation, but that's too good
for him,' Cooper said through tears. '…I will not let his monstrous heart
consume my life, because my daughter would want me to live my life and be
happy.'
'I can see the evil that's in him and we
have to tell everybody, this is what evil looks like,' Alianna's
grandmother said. 'He will not torture anyone else
again. …I cannot forgive this man yet. I'm still in pain.'
Damon DeFreeze, her father, spoke last. His
frustration mounted as he told Friedland that he tried to warn Alianna about
predators like Whitaker. He turned toward Whitaker, who was flanked by five
courtroom security officers.
'Excuse me so I can look at this b****
a** dude, ' DeFreeze said. 'It takes a real monster to take
a child who's going on the way happily to school. It happens too often.'
A death sentence was not the outcome Alianna's
family wanted, they said.
'We preferred life without the
possibility of parole, but we respect the judge's decision,' Alianna's
father said. 'It's not over, it will never be over.'
Her body was found three days after her mother
reported her missing when she didn't arrive at school.
Authorities say Alianna was beaten and stabbed and
the South Euclid man's DNA matched evidence.
He used a collection of tools including an electric
drill to inflict horrific injuries on her.
He confessed to the killing and told police his
drug addiction caused him to do it.
During Monday's sentencing, the judge also added a
48-year sentence that is separate from his death sentence for his convictions
of aggravated burglary, rape, felonious assault, obstruction of justice and
gross abuse of a corpse charges.
Whitaker
said he was under the influence of crack cocaine at the time of the killing and
did not remember murdering her.
Whitaker
gave an unsworn statement during the penalty phase of his trial and apologized
to the girl's family.
He said
he was truly remorseful
During
the trial, his lawyers did not argue with prosecutors' chain of events but they
said he should not be held responsible for the murder because of his state of
mind at the time.
A message
seeking comment with his attorney wasn't immediately returned.
After the
jury returned their verdict last month, Alianna's mother told reporters outside
the courtroom she was 'relieved and happy' with the decision.
'Justice
has been served,' Donnesha Cooper said. 'The law was on our side.'
At the
time of the killing, Whitaker had already served four years behind bars for the
rape and stabbing of another woman in 2005.
That
woman was not killed.
INTERNET SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5546543/Man-convicted-teens-murder-sentenced-death-penalty.html
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Alianna DeFreeze (June
12, 2002 to January 30, 2017)
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