The jury deliberated for just 37 minutes before finding Scott Roeder of Kansas City, Mo., guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death of Dr. George Tiller. The 51-year-old faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years when he is sentenced March 9. Prosecutor Nola Foulston said she would pursue a so-called “Hard 50” sentence, which would require Mr. Roeder to serve at least 50 years before he can be considered for parole.
Mr. Roeder had confessed publicly before the trial and admitted again on the witness stand that he shot Dr. Tiller in the head in the foyer of the church where the doctor was serving as an usher. He testified he felt the lives of unborn children were in “immediate danger” because of Dr. Tiller.
Mr. Roeder also was convicted of aggravated assault for pointing a gun at two ushers at Tiller’s Wichita church after the shooting.
This vile terrorist destined for hellfire will no doubt become a matryr behind bars for anti-choice whackjobs like David Anderson. Indeed, that prospect almost makes me want Roeder to be executed, and I am unclear as to why he is not being executed. He committed first degree murder in Kansas. Deep red Kansas!