Podcasts True Crime Murderous Minors 63: Too Young To Die (Christopher Simmons; Roper v. Simmons)

63: Too Young To Die (Christopher Simmons; Roper v. Simmons)

Published: May 2, 2020, 6:55 a.m.

On September 9, 1993, 17-year-old Christopher Simmons, and 15-year-old Charles Benjamin, kidnapped and murdered 46-year-old Shirley Ann Crook, by throwing her over a bridge. Roper v. Simmons would ultimately abolish the death penalty for minors.

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Sources:
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"Roper v. Simmons." Oyez, www.oyez.org/cases/2004/03-633. Accessed 30 Apr. 2020. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2004/03-633