Donald not help but target people who were near to him. During the same time as Dianne Nelly asking Donald for money he was busy killing and torturing a 13 year old named Kim Ghelkins. Donald had asked Kim to have sexual relations with him and she had denied. So therefore, Donald lost his temper as usual and repeated his past actions once again. One night in 1975, two men, Johnny Knight and Dennis Bellamy thought it would be a fun idea to break into Donald’s auto shop. Donald killed the two men and called his trusted friend, Walter Nelly once again. Walter helped Donald bury the two bodies alongside the other dead locals that Donald had murdered buried there. With the disappearance of Kim Ghelkins, local authorities had begun an investigation. They had acquired a search warrant for Donald’s apartment and found clothing that Kim owned. All fingers were pointed towards Donald for the murder. Donald was soon after arrested for contributing delinquency of a minor. While Donald
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On April 27, 1976, Donald and Walter were charged with eight counts of murder. Donald attempted to plead innocent but it failed him when he was convicted of death for the murder of Dennis Bellamy [2]. He would soon admit to the murders of the seven other victims to avoid seven other counts of the death penalty. In November of 1976, Donald’s sentence was changed to serving consecutive life sentences. This was due to the Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty was unconstitutional. While serving his time in prison, Donald finally had the reputation that he had longed to have for so long. Inmates respected him to his infamous reputation. In 1978, Donald’s comfortable prison life would soon see a shock when the death penalty was reestablished and again he would receive it as he
On April 27, 1976, Donald and Walter were charged with eight counts of murder. Donald attempted to plead innocent but it failed him when he was convicted of death for the murder of Dennis Bellamy [2]. He would soon admit to the murders of the seven other victims to avoid seven other counts of the death penalty. In November of 1976, Donald’s sentence was changed to serving consecutive life sentences. This was due to the Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty was unconstitutional. While serving his time in prison, Donald finally had the reputation that he had longed to have for so long. Inmates respected him to his infamous reputation. In 1978, Donald’s comfortable prison life would soon see a shock when the death penalty was reestablished and again he would receive it as he