Marc Sappington

The People vs Marc Sappington

Marc Sappington in
prison

It's been nearly a year since Sappington's arrest, and he has remained in custody in the Wyandotte County Jail on $2 million bail.

He has undergone a battery of psychological and psychiatric tests. Although some prosecutors say privately that they doubt Sappington's story about the "voices," even the most cynical observer must conclude that this defendant suffers from severe mental illness. As a result, prosecutors have chosen not to seek the death penalty.

Instead, they expect — and hope — that the court proceedings that began in January 2002 will end up with Sappington committed for the rest of his life in a state mental hospital.

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1. Muttering Retreats
2. A World of Church Bells and Sirens
3. The Uncovering
4. Shame and Fear
5. On the Hunt
6. Serial Killer
7. Endgame
8. The People vs Marc Sappington
9. Bibliography