Even prison inmates have their standards:
A man serving a life sentence for molesting and murdering a 10-year-old southern Indiana girl now carries a constant reminder of his crime - a scrawled tattoo of the young girl's name on his forehead.
Anthony Ray Stockelman, 39, was placed in protective custody last weekend after authorities discovered the tattoo reading "Katie's Revenge," said Rich Larsen, spokesman for the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, Ind., 30 miles south of Terre Haute.
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Efforts to reach Katie's family were unsuccessful Thursday. Her father, John Neace, told Indianapolis television station WTHR on Wednesday that he believed the tattoo was the work of other inmates.
"I'd say it's a statement from the inmates," he said.
The way things sometimes go these days, Stockelman won't necessarily die in prison. Guess he'll have to wear a bandage on his forehead to try to blend in.
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So the state is surprised that prisoners have access to tattooing equipment. Hah!
When I lived in Illinois, where serial killer Richard Speck was imprisoned, somebody snuck a videotape out of the prison and gave it to the CBS affiliate in Chicago. The video showed that Speck had received an incredible set of knockers while in prison, a pair of boobs that would be the envy of any woman. Speck was also shown snorting coke and having sex with inmates.
A tattoo on the forehead? That's nothing.
Alex, you neglected to blame the Bush administration and the media, surely they have a hand in this as well?