Polygamist killer denied clemency

 
By Julie Bisbee
Published: August 22, 2008

As the Pardon and Parole Board on Thursday voted unanimously against clemency for a man sentenced to death for the murder of his 11-year old niece, Janelle Jenkins threw her hands up in elation and hugged her husband.

Jessie James Cummings , 52, was convicted of the 1991 murder of his sister and niece. Prosecutors said Cummings had two wives and persuaded them to kill his sister Judy Ann Moody Mayo and her daughte...


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