Iraq Veteran Matthew Perkins Facing Death Penalty
June 09, 2011 05:50 PM EDT
Matthew Perkins--a Coffee County, Tennessee soldier--is facing a death sentence. He stands accused of murdering his girlfriend and her two small boys in September of 2010. He has claimed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and there are several documented cases of him asking the Army for mental help. Prosecutors are asking for the death penalty.
Months before the murders, Perkins was found standing in an open field firing his weapon believing he was experiencing warfare.
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Iraq Veteran Matthew Perkins Facing Death Penalty
I wrote this piece on Matthew for Gather News. He is very special to me and his case breaks my heart.
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job then and I am glad you are trying to tell their stories. Very sad story all the way around.
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