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Show 4 The Daily ,MbT Cert Otfoalde Life iV Si t0 msert a country music tape i m; I ill 1 vj;: from page 2 and deserved to die. Tv'It was apparendy the first case in the nation in which prosecutors haw pushed for the death penalty in " s case, Prosecutors won murder convictions in similar trials in Washington state in 1996 and California in 1995, but declined to seek the death penalty.: In addition to the life sentences, the judge also sentenced Jones to 120 days in jail for misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and 90 days for driving while impaired. The defense said it would appeal . Jones lawyer, Carol Teeter, had blamed alcohol and drugs for his client's troubles, while Jones blamed the government On . the stand, Jones, who is an Army veteran, testified his addiction was worsened by Veterans Affairs doctors who gave him drugs when he sought help last August and never warned him against taking his painkillers with - . - said he had been battling pfoblcms drugs d alcohol sinc 1980, when his left leg was irowtated after an accident . CHRONY COMIX n ohjJ5 of the "a5hmelav fM mower, accident, he THEQUCG quarts of beer, then went to two bars and drank more beer. "If I hadn't been drinking and taking prescription medicine together, they'd still be here today" he said of the two women. The victims were Mala Witzl, 19, of Arlington, Texas, and Julie Hansen, 19, of Rockville, Md. Both attended Wake Forest University, which is in Winston-Salem- . Ms. Hansen's father, Michael R. Hansen, said he didn't believe Jones' words of regret. "You can't make me believe he is sorry, period. You don't abuse yourself for the past 25 years and say you're sorry," Hansen said. Before the jury returned its verdict, Ms. Witzl's parents said they favored a sentence of life in prison. "An eye for an eye, that's not what Maia was about," Joy Witzl said. "My wife and I are in sort of a prison and will be for the rest of our natural lives, and we feel Mr. Jones should be, too," Bob Witzl said. Jones had two prior convictions for driving while impaired and had a third charge pending at the time of the fatal wreck. alcohol. "Satan forced him to do it. Beelzebub. Alcohol ... in every botde of liquor, the devil lurks. In these pain pills he was taking, the devil lurks " Teeter told the jury Tuesday. During his testimony Monday, Jones wept as he described how his pickup crossed the median and struck the students car while he was r Less charismatic than most gurus, Bob could only get HIS suicide cultists to hold their breath until they got woozy. Gate WEATHER TODAY'S NORMAL LOW: 48 filillllll ; J v c; t ; Clear and warm with a high around 72. Southwest winds 10 mph or less.i 'SisiiiiM Overnight: Clear with light winds; Low around 53. '., SSiSSpSS4i;SSS ': ;v:,. ,: iffi THURSDAY'S FORECAST; Mosdy sunny and continued warm with a high around 74. Overnight: Generally clear with a low in the lower 50s. , , v- - SOURCE: Brett T. Lutz, Department of Meteorology ASUU- - The Last Installment of the Coffee House Series Music, Poetry & a Beverage" Saturday, May 10 U of U Union BIdg. ( . I 1 ( j ) j Panorama Room - (top floor restaurant) 8:30 pm V ; x have stuck it out and gotten stronger and continued to be a part of that crew," he said. Cooke said he was an adherent for 23 years, but did not say why he left. "off-and-o- V ; ; floor at 12:25 p.m., Crist said. Cooke was found with a plastic bag on his head. Humphrey had a plastic bag near him. Both men had also packed tote bags similar to those found near the bodies of the Heaven's Gate cult members, Crist said. CNN reported Tuesday that it received what appeared to be a suicide tape related to the men's plans.. "I would like everyone to understand that I simply cannot stay here any longer and I am leaving because it is time for me to leave," one of the men said in a letter accompanying the tape, received by CNN's Los Angeles bureau Tuesday morning via Federal Express. Heaven's Gate cult members, led by Marshall Herff Applewhite, committed suicide in the belief they would be taken to a "level beyond human" aboard a spacecomet. ship trailing the Hale-Bop-p Before taking their own lives, members operated a World Wide Web design business and also set up a site detailing their bizarre theology of Christianity, UFOs and agnosticism. The Web sites are still operated by former cult members, although they were not updated with news of Tuesday's events. face-dow- n from page 2 "I wish I had the strength to TODAY'S NORMAL HIGH: 66 TODAY'S FORECAST: MANS said, hetook drugs and drank two dnvmg-whUe-impair- Q 7.197 At a San Diego news conference last month, Humphrey, 53, said he left after growing impatient. "I left the group because it had been 15 years, because many of the things we were told were going to happen didn't," he said. "I got tired of waiting." Cooke's daughter, Kelly, received a Federal Express package stating her father and a friend were in the San Diego area planning to commit suicide using the same concoction used in the earlier suicides. Ms. Cooke called Ms. StahL who then contacted San Diego County Sheriffs Deputies, Crist said. Ms. Cooke was uncooperative and spoke only in generalities, he said. She believed they would either take their lives at the Rancho Santa Fe mansion or near the beach, Crist said. Deputies were able to track the package to the Holiday Inn Express in Encinitas. Deputies found both men on the 1- African Resources Forum Presents... Africans in America: Their Contributions Music by Africa Week May 8 10. 1997 Jf PANEL DISCUSSION Thursday. May a Noon University of Utah Olpln Union Room 323A Panel members will share their experiences In the United States. Experts will discuss resources on the Wasatch Front for newly arrived residents. KEYNOTE LECTURE Y Open-m- ic Friday May 9. Noon University of Utah Olpln Unkm Theme Africans in America: Their Challenges 8. Contributions Keynote Speaker Dr Mokubung Nkomo. Director of the New School for Social Research. New York City. NY Poetry . . FREE Bring poetry to read. Free Beverages!!!!! & CHILDRENS NIGHT CELEBRATION Friday. May 9. 700 pm . . ' WnlvmitypfUtah East Community Center ratton for a" children of the world There win be a slide show, poetry reading games, prizes and a lot of fun activities. SATURDAY NIGHT GALA May 10,600-110- 0 pm ' University of Utah West Village Community Center An evening of entertainment and socializing. 'AH events free to public Funded In part by Utah Humanities Council ASUU & ARF r 4 1 |