Saturday, February 28th, 2009

In A Word, Yes

Things your lawyers don’t want a jury to hear include “So I killed someone — that makes me a bad guy?”:

Murder suspect Keith Phoenix confessed to the hate-crime slaying of Jose Sucuzhanay with these shockingly callous words: “So I killed someone — that makes me a bad guy?”

Police sources said Phoenix showed no remorse for beating the 31-year-old victim in the mistaken belief he was gay because he was walking arm-in-arm with his brother.

“He kept saying, ‘What’s the big deal? The guy’s dead,’” a police source said.