He then talked about how "God has used this to change my life" and proclaimed Jesus as Lord. He had Massey committed to a psychiatric hospital. Nowlin convinced Massey to drive over to see Christina, a friend of Nowlin's. I am at peace to the fullest. King waited for about an hour for his son to return before going back to bed. On July 29, 1993, law enforcement authorities found two bodies in a field near Telico, in Ellis County. "Tonight we tell the world that there are no second chances in the eyes of justice [ ] Tonight, we tell our children that in some instances, in some cases, killing is right [ ] No one wins tonight. Thereafter, the Court of Criminal Appeals adopted the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law and ordered that Massey's request for state habeas relief be denied.). Give me my rights. APPEALS: in 1995 the case went to Appeal on 24 counts of trial error. A subsequent comparison of blond hairs found in the car, hairs on the red bandana recovered from the car wash and hairs found near Christina at the crime scene revealed a microscopic match. Psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm writes about the development of "malignant aggression" in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, and his ideas clarify how some people turn toward the need to harm. 13 year old Christina Banjamin was assisted by Massey in "sneaking out of the house" one night, never to return. That did not happen for Massey. The man who wanted to reassure the husband of the woman he strangled, raped and killed that she fought him to the end. He was neglected and abused by his alcoholic father and his drug-addicted mother. Even now we are fighting for a re-trial. Kept a collection of animal skulls and jaw bones in a woods. I appreciate y'all being here and being strong for me, and Mama, you know I love you, and I appreciate all these visits, the letters and everything y'all have done for me. Although another search was made along the riverbanks, Christina's head and hands were not recovered. Three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three corn on the cob, spinach, broccoli with cheese, one pint of caramel pecan fudge or tin roof ice cream, and a pitcher of sweet tea. Thus he is not In a search, police found handcuffs and newspaper articles about the murders in Massey's house. I am giving my life. While Jason was viewed as a monster, in some ways, he never really had a chance. Massey agreed, and told Christina that he would drive by her house around midnight some night and honk his horn and that she was to go to the old Fina station on I-45 and wait. His entire last statement reads: "I'm ready, Warden". January 10, 2000 - The U.S. Magistrate recommended relief be denied. Massey becomes the 23rd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 706th overall since America resumed executions on January 17, 1977. ", Crime Sexual assault and strangling of two girls, Last statement "I am sorry. Police are shocked as they delve deeper into the mind of a budding serial killer with a very alarming past. [5] On July 29, both their bodies were found in a field near Telico by a road worker. He was indicted for the capital offense of murder of two persons. In addition, hair found on Brian's pant leg was microscopically matched with Massey's. See Photos. A jury found him guilty and sentenced him to death. There is guilt. Love you all. Massey, in a lengthy final statement, addressed relatives of his murder victims and his own relatives in seeking forgiveness for the double murders. He believed his client, Jason Eric Massey, would be exonerated rather than convicted by the evidence the state would present. This has obviously not happened in this case, nor I suspect in many others. I love y'all and you know, I want to apologise to y'all too for what I have done. EXECUTED: Jason Eric Massey (Take 2). A summary of the evidence presented at trial follows. Massey turned to his parents and a grandmother watching from another window nearby and also apologized to them, saying, "All of this pain has brought us closer together and all of this suffering that we have been through has brought us closer to the Lord and in the end that is what counts." Massey wrote about planning his murders by talking about how to evade detection to the police and purchasing weapons. Due to the extensive nature of her injuries and several days of decomposition in the intense summer heat, initial identification was impossible. Those witnesses whom the state would use were Eventually, the body was confirmed to be Christina's based on recent hospital records. Massey turned to his parents and a grandmother watching from another window nearby and also apologized to them, saying, "All of this pain has brought us closer together and all of this suffering that we have been through has brought us closer to the Lord and in the end that is what counts." WebView Eric David Massey results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. The Walmart sales clerk, who sold bullets for a .22 caliber gun, two knives, and handcuffs to Massey, picked him out of a line-up after his arrest. October 17, 2000 - The motion for rehearing was denied. As the State was relying A witness stated that he saw the victims getting into a car similar to Jason's. March 19, 2001 - The petition for writ of certiorari was denied. The Lamp of Hope (Associated Press & Rick Halperin) First of all, I would like to say that I do not Based on samples of fly larvae from both bodies, it was estimated that Brian and Christina had been killed between the late evening of July 26, 1993, and the morning of July 27, 1993. All right, Warden, let's give them what they want. I hope you find comfort in my execution. WebJason Eric MASSEY. Listen Later API Data Discover. Late in July, the owner of a local car wash observed Massey pull in about 11:30 p.m. in a tan-colored Subaru. He continued to kill dogs and was soon he was back on drugs. Give me my rights. It was more difficult to identify Christina. But I guess it only hurts for a little while. Fromm believes that we all have an inner drive to make sense of life and to experience it to its optimum intensity. Prosecutors speculated that the missing body parts were thrown in the river and were washed downstream but were never found. It may be the first smoke arising from sparks that could eventually become a blazing fire. I am not here to point fingers. June 23, 1997 - Massey filed an application for state habeas corpus relief pursuant to article 11.071 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. I put her remains in the Trinity River." David Lee Goff, 32, is set for lethal injection April 25 for a 1990 robbery-slaying in Fort Worth. I'm deeply sorry for the loss of your loved one [ ] I cannot explain and can't give you answers. WebJason Eric Massey, 28, was executed by lethal injection on 3 April in Huntsville, Texas for the murder of two teenagers. His teacher testified that Massey idolized Charles Manson, and his classmate described the threatening phone calls and letters she received from him describing dreams of killing her. . It succeeded. Dekleva, therefore, had Massey committed to the Dallas Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Christina BenjaminW / F / 13James Brian KingW / M / 14 ignore customs seizure letter. I put her remains in the Trinity River." Massey dumped items in the trash bin and started to back out, but stopped when he saw the owner watching him. "I've changed, and people do change," Massey told the Ennis Daily News last month from death row. Let those without sin cast the first stone. In 1992, he came close to realizing his dream of murder, but as he held a knife to a young girl as a prelude to rape, her mother came home the same woman who had seen him kill the dogs and ordered him to leave. Massey was sent to death row for fatally shooting the teen-agers, whose bodies were found in a rural area of Ellis County 3 days after they disappeared from their home in Garrett, about 30 miles southeast of Dallas. Is this just some aberrant individual or might there be others like him in the making? WebLast Statement: Yes, first I would like to speak to the victims' family. Date of Execution Even people inclined toward evil are trying to make sense of their lives to organize an otherwise chaotic existence. Whether a person will make that mark in a prosocial or antisocial way is largely influenced by how his social circumstances interact with his physiological constitution. At this point, King went to the restroom. This for him was a truly powerful moment. WebInmates are given one last opportunity to say their final words. I'm sorry that John Luttig died. Three fried chicken quarters, fried squash, fried egg plant, mashed potatoes, snap peas, boiled cabbage, three corn on the cob, spinach, broccoli with cheese, one pint of caramel pecan fudge or tin roof ice cream, and a pitcher of sweet tea. The first body discovered was that of a nude female whose head and hands were missing. Several witnesses testified to seeing the gun on Massey's person. Her torso was deeply cut and her internal organs exposed. He also told a friend in explicit language what he would like to do the girl. He had previously been taken from hospitals where he had been receiving treatment to testify at trials. He was known to torture animals and was only nine years old when he killed his first cat. "It is written in Esekiel 16:35.". "I think he did it because it was pleasurable to him. "I want you to know I did do it," he continued, "I'm sorry for what I have done." KnifeGun He was over ruled and the objection not recorded. They are murdering me tonight.". EXPERT WITNESSES: The Prosecutions Evidence Technician was a man with a record of mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse. I put her remains in the Trinity River." I have always been sorry. In closing, he said, "Tonight I dance on the streets of gold. I love you all. In fact, he had written in his journal that females must die. He had Massey committed to a psychiatric hospital. I've met a lot of people meaner, but no one more evil." "I would have gotten better," he once warned. Massey pleaded not guilty to killing Christina Benjamin and Brian King. When the children did not appear, James and Donna searched for them and subsequently filed a missing persons report. Officials impounded Massey's 1982 Subaru. Many more dead animals followed, including dogs and even six cows. Besides being shot, the girl's hands and head were severed. Marijuana, a Persian cat with a rope around its neck, a three-prong knife and diary that listed names with check marks next to them were found in his car. Christina had been shot in the back, decapitated, and mutilated. In subsequent testimony it was noted that Massey had written about this incident in his journal. Jason Massey died without achieving his dream of becoming a world-renowned serial killer, but he snagged a Forensic Files episode that was broadcast just Her body parts have never been found. I'd tell them to give them all the gift that they would not give me [ ] and that's to give them all a second chance. Feeling angry and afraid, he developed violent fantasies, and his image of women was formed by an ill-tempered mother who was anything but nurturing. Nevertheless, the judge allowed it to be used in spite of the Defense Attorneys objections. I promise you that. Nowlin testified that he didn't pay much attention to what Massey said, because it was weird and Massey talked about killing girls all the time. ON A PERSONAL NOTE: I am led to believe that Americans charged with a crime are guaranteed "Due Process" whether guilty or innocent. Thereafter, the Court of Criminal Appeals adopted the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law and ordered that Massey's request for state habeas relief be denied.) He then talked about how "God has used this to change my life" and proclaimed Jesus as Lord. (At a later date, the state habeas court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law recommending that relief be denied. James was killed by two shots to the head from a small-caliber gun. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction. This person is unable to pursue the matter but it needs urgent investigation. You are not hurting me now. Bullet fragments recovered from both bodies appeared to be .22 caliber in size. I am glad it didn't last long. Sick Jason Massey, who killed Christina Benjamin, 13, and her stepbrother, Brian King, 14, in Texas, in summer 1993, made the chilling confession as he was On that occasion, a dead cat was found in his car. A State witness testified that while on a walk in the woods, he had come across a cooler containing animal skulls and jaw bones and journals encased in plastic labeled "Slayer's Book of Death," volumes 1-4. James Brian King, 14, had been shot in the head, and his 13-year-old stepsister Christina Benjamin had been stripped, raped, disemboweled and dismembered. ", Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Executed Offenders (Jason Eric Massey), Thursday, March 30, 2001 - MEDIA ADVISORY - Jason Eric Massey Scheduled To Be Executed. Next, he expressed love to individual members of his family and apologized to them "for all of the pain that I have caused." Method ON A PERSONAL NOTE: I am led to believe that Americans charged with a crime are guaranteed "Due Process" whether guilty or innocent. It succeeded. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Executed Offenders (Jason Eric Massey) I was paid to shoot the man. A jury found him guilty and sentenced him to death. At this point, King went to the restroom. Also inside the cooler were the heads of 31 dogs and cats, said Strange, noting that Massey kept statistics on how many people he would have to kill each month to reach 1,000. PLEA BARGAIN: To impose the Death Penalty at trial the State of Texas must first prove the accused is a danger to all around him and DP is the only suitable punishment. In the entry for January 19, 1991, a Sunday, Massey writes that he tried and failed to kill his girlfriend, and "I'm tired of feeling like shit for not being able to kill." The body parts never have been found. When the car passed by again, he looked out his window and observed a tan car turn off its headlights and park in front of his house. Prosecutors described, "very long, delicate, intricate carvings" on her trunk and genitals. ", Crime Murder of a father and his two children during a robbery, Last statement "This is kind of hard to put words together; I am nervous and it is hard to put my thoughts together. The journals were labeled, "the thoughts of Jason Massey." Only found guilty of 1 count of Capital Murder - a very basic fact to make an error on. ", Crime Rape and murder of an 84-year-old woman, Last statement "I would like to give love to my mother, sisters and brothers and let them know that I am thinking of them right now and I want to thank God for giving me such a loving family. I ask for forgiveness. Massey wrote that he wanted "to grab society by the throat and shake 'em with terror until they're awake and realize what's up so they will remember who I am, when and why I came their way." Nowlin testified that he didn't pay much attention to what Massey said, because it was weird and Massey talked about killing girls all the time. Execution Report: Jason Massey. When she and her stepbrother subsequently were reported missing and their remains were found, the friend talked with police. And I am sorry and I am not sure how many - there must be a dozen or 14 I believe all total. WebJason Eric Massey (January 7, 1973 April 3, 2001) was an American murderer who was executed in 2001 for the murders of two teenagers. All Rights Reserved, Slender Man stabbing, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Update: Police Release Dead Serial Killers Account of Murder of Samantha Koenig. [6] There was evidence of sexual mutilation and some of the body parts were missing, which have never been found. They ask partners to care for soon-to-be fatherless children. DNA testing revealed a genetic match between Christina's blood and the blood found on the car seat, duct tape and hammer. Massey was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. That's what counts in the end; where you stand with Almighty God. Other witnesses testified that Massey had spoken many times about killing dogs, cats, and cows, and that he kept detailed journals of his activities. On file we have 134 email addresses and 141 phone numbers associated with Jason in area codes such as 847, 309, 224, 440, 217, and 62 other area codes. JUDGE: Appeared bored and disinterested throughout the proceedings. This is your equal justice. Dekleva's review of the journals revealed Massey's desire to begin a "sacred journey" as a serial killer. "I didn't pay much attention to him because he was always talking about killing girls," Nowlin testified. I have been persecuted for 12 years for something I did not do. Dr. Dekleva said there was no possible treatment for an individual like Massey, and that he was a lasting threat to society who would almost certainly kill again. Nowlin said he and Massey spent much of the summer of 1993 drinking, driving around and doing LSD, marijuana and cocaine. Jason's mother, like all self-absorbed mothers, never saw what she was creating. The Appeal Court has also commented the accused was found guilty of 2 counts of Capital Murder. In subsequent testimony it was noted that Massey had written about this incident in his journal. No Expert Witnesses was on hand for the Defense to testify to Jason's state of mind at the time. Police learned that Jason Massey, then 20, had been seen carrying a pistol by several people recently. This is America's equal justice. WebJason Eric Massey was an American murderer who was executed in 2001 for the murders of two people. I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my You call that equal justice. Career By his teens, he was a juvenile delinquent with a lengthy criminal record, mostly for stalking and torturing Griffith also testified that while anti-personality disorder can abate with some individuals over time and with age, it would not in a case as severe as Massey's. Carpet fibers found on Brian's shoe matched fibers from Massey's car. Real-Time. A store clerk who sold .22-caliber bullets, handcuffs, and two knives to him picked him out of a lineup. Murderer(Race/Sex/Age at Murder-Execution) In the early morning hours of July 27, 1993, James King was awakened by the sound of a car pulling up to his house, beeping its horn twice and driving away. Based on samples of fly larvae from both bodies, it was estimated that Brian and Christina had been killed between the late evening of July 26, 1993, and the morning of July 27, 1993. One I would like to clear up is Cullen Davis - where he was charged with shooting his wife. Final Words: Jason, who never knew his father, was deprived, beaten, and forced to live in an environment of uncertainty and random violence, at the mercy of a narcissistic mother who had children by accident and who treated them as if they were a bothersome appendage. Massey also wrote that he anticipated that he would become a "murder machine." When he returned, both Brian and the car were gone. ", Crime "Carjacking murder" of 63-year-old John Luttig. Not only did she create a transient and unpredictable environment, she added to it with neglect, starvation and punishment. PUNISHMENT EVIDENCE/PRIOR HISTORY I am sorry for all the grief I have caused. Even now we are fighting for a re-trial. It was more difficult to identify Christina. She had accidentally come across his journals and was horrified, inspiring him to a new resolution: "Never speak your true nature." It was that attitude, backed by evidence at his trial, that prompted an Ellis County jury to take only 15 minutes before deciding Massey should be put to death. For the next eight years he went through the Appeals process, at one stage writing to his victims' 1996). Nevertheless, the judge allowed it to be used in spite of the Defense Attorneys objections. 23rd murderer executed in U.S. in 2001 From there you call me a cold-blooded murderer. I am ready, Warden. It's a shame he started with kids.". When Massey and Nowlin left Christina's house, Massey told Nowlin in sexually explicit language what he wanted to do to Christina, including killing her and cutting her up. [10], Massey's crime was documented on an episode of the TV series Forensic Files called "Pure Evil". ", Crime Sexual assault and murder of a three-year-old boy, Last statement "I would like to say to Damien's family that I did not murder your son. Massey took the gun unbeknownst to his cousin. Second, she inspired in at least one of her children the feeling that he had to create his own center of stability, and for a male that meant finding some image that would make him feel powerful rather than weak. Next, he expressed love to individual members of his family and apologized to them "for all of the pain that I have caused." "He wanted to be the greatest ever." Had he accepted the Plea Bargain the DP would not have been imposed. April 3 - TEXAS - Convicted murderer Jason Massey apologized profusely, revealed where he disposed the missing body parts of one of his victims and then prayerfully went to his death today for the murders of 2 siblings almost 8 years ago. I put her remains in the Trinity River." Source: Texas Attorney-General Media Advisory I want you to know that Christina, she did not Massey's ninth-grade teacher and a former seventh-grade classmate testified to Massey's extremely disturbing behavior, both stating that his comments often centered around killing. Jason Massey's car. I want you to know I did do it. Jason Eric Massey, entering a world where he had no control or security, found what he needed in images of death and destruction. Massey pleaded not guilty to killing Christina Benjamin and Brian King. It's a shame he started with kids." On that occasion, a dead cat was found in his car. Tell Momma I love her. or. That was a crucial moment of decision. An investigator for the Ellis County sheriff's department read to the jury portions of letters that Massey had written while he was in prison. In one journal, also read to the jury, Massey stated that he was about to start his career as a serial killer and mass murderer. Her head and hands were missing and not recovered. A deep wound transected her torso like an autopsy incision, exposing her internal organs. And I want you to know that Christina, she did not suffer as much as you think she did. ", Last statement "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me. Final Words: WebFound guilty of both murders, Jason Massey was put on Texas Death Row. First of all, I would like to say that I do not know any of y'all and that is unfortunate, because I would like to apologise to each and every one of you individually. ", "I've changed, and people do change," Massey told the Ennis Daily News last month from death row. During that time, the date of execution was phoned to the prison while they were in the courthouse building. I'm not going to shout, use profanity or make idle threats. The classmate's dog had been killed and mutilated and the blood smeared on her car. He expressed love and recited a Biblical verse, then gasped slightly as the lethal drugs began taking effect. Looking outside, he saw his 14-year old son, Brian, approach the car on foot and talk to the people in the car. ", Crime Murder of an elderly couple in their antique shop, Last statement "For almost nine years I have thought about the death penalty, whether it is right or wrong, and I don't have any answers. These last words, too, are catalogued, and are publicly available on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's website. And Martin, the younger boy, did not know what it was about. Police searched Massey's house and found two newspaper articles about the murders, handcuffs and a knife box. When the children did not appear, James and Donna searched for them and subsequently filed a missing persons report. I gotta go, road dog. We can see how this applies to Jason Massey, who clearly wanted people around him to die, who wanted to tear their bodies apart, and who wanted control over others to the point of owning their bodies. "I called the paramedics but he died in surgery later," he said. Next, he expressed love to individual members of his family and apologized to them "for all of the pain that I have caused." There were also journals labeled "Slayer's Book of Death," volumes 1-4. Jason Eric Massey, 28, was executed by lethal injection on 3 April in Huntsville, Texas for the murder of two teenagers. Griffith also testified that while anti-personality disorder can abate with some individuals over time and with age, it would not in a case as severe as Massey's. These people desire a world where there is no life and their drive for absolute control makes them increasingly more dangerous. And whether you believe it or not, I did not kill them [ . Then there are those executed despite their mental incapacity: Oliver Cruz, executed in August 2000, had an IQ of between 64 and 76; Larry Robison, also executed in 2000 for killing five people when he was 24, was a paranoid schizophrenic. ", Evidence showed Massey knew King and Benjamin, whom he flirted with, and arranged to pick her up in his car if she would sneak out of her house the early morning hours of July 27, 1993. After a while, when you have read 100 or so of these final statements, they start to run together into a ghoulish mass of murder and rapine, so you start looking for the differences. He was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. CDT, 8 minutes after the drug flow began. An arrest warrant was issued; when placed under arrest, Massey smiled. James Brian King, 14, had been shot in the head, and his 13-year-old stepsister Christina Benjamin had been stripped, raped, disemboweled and dismembered. Hairs found in the car and on the bandanna recovered from the crime scene matched hairs found at the crime scene. Let those without sin cast the first stone. He also told a friend in explicit language what he would like to do the girl. She was identified using recent hospital records. [3], On July 27, 1993, Massey murdered two teenagers: 14-year-old James Brian King and his 13-year-old stepsister, Christina Benjamin, in his hometown. "He's as evil as anybody I've ever encountered. Eventually, the body was confirmed to be Christina's based on recent hospital records. What it takes. March 27, 2000 - The district court denied the motion. By his teens, he was a juvenile delinquent with a lengthy criminal record, mostly for torturing animals and stalking. Massey was born in January 7, 1973, in Ellis County, Texas. Minisode 1: Jason Eric Massey. AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General John Cornyn offers the following information on Jason Eric Massey who is scheduled to be executed after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3rd: On Oct. 6, 1994, Massey was found guilty of the capital offense of murdering Brian King and Christina Benjamin, that occurred in Ellis County, Texas, on July 27, 1993. When a policeman kills someone he gets a suspended sentence. March 19, 2001 - The petition for writ of certiorari was denied. 245th murderer executed in Texas since 1976 I am ready". "I want you to know that Christina did not suffer as much as you think she did," Massey continued while strapped to the death chamber gurney. I know you guys want to know where the rest of her remains are. A little later, when the car came by again, King looked out his window and observed a tan car turn off its headlights and park in front of his house. ", Crime Sexual assault and murder of a young girl, Last statement "Tell Beth and them I am sorry, truly sorry for the pain that I caused your family. October 17, 2000 - The motion for rehearing was denied. See Photos. He also wrote about his desire to lash out at society and to reap immense sorrow and suffering. I have said that since I have come to death row. Massey was born January 7, 1973, in Ellis County, Texas. Shocking evidence was produced at sentencing to persuade the jury to recommend the DP. He managed to get as far as Oregon in a friend of his mother's car, but the police caught them and sent them home. October 12, 1994 - Following a punishment hearing, the jury answered the special issues submitted pursuant to article 37.071 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; an affirmative answer was given to the first special issue and a negative answer was given to the second special issue. The Lamp of Hope (Associated Press & Rick Halperin).