Triple-Slaying Suspect Says He Deserves Death Penalty
29-Year-Old Says Sister Should Go Free
POSTED: 11:58 am EST February 14, 2005
UPDATED: 3:57 pm EST February 14, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS -- A man accused of killing his mother and two of his grandparents in a plot to steal the couple's money told reporters Monday morning that he deserves the death penalty.
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Kenneth Allen, 29, made the comments on his way to an initial hearing in the case. He and his sister, Kari Allen, 18, face murder and other charges in connection with the deaths.
Kenneth Allen
Authorities say Kenneth Allen confessed to killing the three. When RTV6's Jack Rinehart on Monday asked Allen whether he thinks he will get the death penalty, Allen said, "I believe I deserve it and need it."
Allen also said his sister should be freed.
"I take full responsibility for everything," he said.
Prosecutors allege that Kenneth Allen killed his mother, Sharon Allen, 53, at her Noblesville apartment Dec. 30 because she refused to participate in his plan to rob and kill the grandparents.
Prosecutors said that on Jan. 3, he smothered his grandmother, Betty Bradley, 75, and fatally bludgeoned his grandfather, Leander Bradley, 91. He then buried his relatives' remains in concrete at the Bradleys' east-side Indianapolis home, prosecutors said.
Authorities said that Kari Allen served as a lookout during the killings.
Kari Allen
The siblings were arrested Feb. 8 after a traffic stop in Missouri. They were extradited to Indiana on Friday.
Investigators removed remains from the Bradleys' home on Feb. 9. An autopsy determined that Sharon Allen was stabbed, but she died of either suffocation or strangulation.
During initial hearings Monday, a judge entered not-guilty pleas for the siblings. They face three counts each of murder and conspiracy to commit murder and two counts each of robbery.
The judge set a tentative April 25 trial date for both defendants, and agreed that court-appointed attorneys will represent both suspects.
29-Year-Old Says Sister Should Go Free
POSTED: 11:58 am EST February 14, 2005
UPDATED: 3:57 pm EST February 14, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS -- A man accused of killing his mother and two of his grandparents in a plot to steal the couple's money told reporters Monday morning that he deserves the death penalty.
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Slideshow: Siblings Charged With Murder
Triple-Slaying Suspect: I Deserve Death Penalty
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Kenneth Allen, 29, made the comments on his way to an initial hearing in the case. He and his sister, Kari Allen, 18, face murder and other charges in connection with the deaths.
Kenneth Allen
Authorities say Kenneth Allen confessed to killing the three. When RTV6's Jack Rinehart on Monday asked Allen whether he thinks he will get the death penalty, Allen said, "I believe I deserve it and need it."
Allen also said his sister should be freed.
"I take full responsibility for everything," he said.
Prosecutors allege that Kenneth Allen killed his mother, Sharon Allen, 53, at her Noblesville apartment Dec. 30 because she refused to participate in his plan to rob and kill the grandparents.
Prosecutors said that on Jan. 3, he smothered his grandmother, Betty Bradley, 75, and fatally bludgeoned his grandfather, Leander Bradley, 91. He then buried his relatives' remains in concrete at the Bradleys' east-side Indianapolis home, prosecutors said.
Authorities said that Kari Allen served as a lookout during the killings.
Kari Allen
The siblings were arrested Feb. 8 after a traffic stop in Missouri. They were extradited to Indiana on Friday.
Investigators removed remains from the Bradleys' home on Feb. 9. An autopsy determined that Sharon Allen was stabbed, but she died of either suffocation or strangulation.
During initial hearings Monday, a judge entered not-guilty pleas for the siblings. They face three counts each of murder and conspiracy to commit murder and two counts each of robbery.
The judge set a tentative April 25 trial date for both defendants, and agreed that court-appointed attorneys will represent both suspects.
