Warren Leslie Forrest
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Warren Leslie Forrest is a suspected serial killer
convicted for the Wightman
attempted murder. The other cases against him are still open, active cases. At the time of his arrest on October 2, 1974, he was a husband and father of 2 children. Warren pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder
, and was admitted to the Washington State Mental Hospital. In 1979, Warren stood trial
for the murder with the most physical evidence
, in order to keep him off the streets after his release from the mental hospital
. Warren was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in Washington State Penitentiary. However this was before mandatory sentencing laws, and he will be eligible for parole
in 2014.
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
convicted for the Wightman
Wightman
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attempted murder. The other cases against him are still open, active cases. At the time of his arrest on October 2, 1974, he was a husband and father of 2 children. Warren pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
, and was admitted to the Washington State Mental Hospital. In 1979, Warren stood trial
Trial
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for the murder with the most physical evidence
Evidence
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, in order to keep him off the streets after his release from the mental hospital
Mental Hospital
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. Warren was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in Washington State Penitentiary. However this was before mandatory sentencing laws, and he will be eligible for parole
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
in 2014.