Max Soffar, who has been on Texas death row for 33 years, has liver cancer and is expected to die within months
In July 1980, Max Soffar, now 58, shot to death Stephen Sims, 25, Arden Fischer, 17, and Tommy Temple, 17, during a Houston bowling alley robbery. A fourth victim survived a shot to the head. Soffar was tried, convicted and condemned twice and has been on Texas death row for 33 years. He has been diagnosed with cancer and is expected to croak within months.
Sister Helen Prejean, of ‘Dead Man Walking’ fame, is leading the charge by death penalty abolitionists to free Soffar from prison so he can spend his last remaining days at home with his wife. Prejean is presenting a 116,000 signature petition to Gov. Rick Perry that calls for the compassionate release of Soffar.
Soffar’s supporters also claim he is innocent of the triple murders. They claim the victims were shot by Paul Reid, because several days before the killings, he had a disagreement with and threatened to shoot one of the victims. A year ago, Reid,55, died of natural causes in a Tennessee prison where he had been confined for seven murders.
Should Soffar be released from prison so he can spend his last remaining days at home with his wife? Hell no! Soffar did not show his victims any compassion. When he shot them, he took away their ability to spend the rest of their lives at home with their families. Fuck Max Soffar!
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