Boastful Rapist Asks 4 Trouble 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Confession-Trial.html
Paul Powell is on his way to being a dead man. He had been previously convicted of his crime, but the conviction of Capital Murder had been overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court for lack of evidence that he had tried to rape the victim. While awaiting re-trial for First Degree Murder, he sent a letter to the prosecutors taunting them and describing what happened. This letter was the evidence they needed to prove attempted rape and reinstate the Capital Murder charges.
The funniest statement was that of Powell's lawyer who "portrayed his client as a bright young man." Bright as a burned-out lightbulb, I'd say. Submitted on 01/16/2003
Submitted by:
George Dinwiddie
Reference:
Associated Press 1/16/2003
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