Death row inmate Scott Erskine, who murdered two boys in San Diego, dies of COVID-19

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The 57-year-old had been on death row since 2004 for murdering two boys he abducted and tortured in 1993. The case went unsolved for eight years.

Scott Erskine, who was on death row for the gruesome 1993 abduction and murder of 13-year-old Charlie Keever and his 9-year-old friend Jonathan Sellers — in a case that haunted the county for almost a decade before it was solved — died this week from what prison officials said appear to be complications from COVID-19.

The boys were friends who had left their homes for a bike ride when Erskine intercepted them. Many details of their deaths were revealed later in court, but it remains a mystery how Erskine lured the boys to the secluded spot. Erskine went on trial in 2002 for the murders, and after two penalty phases — the first jury could not decide on death or life with no parole — he was sent to death row in September 2004.Both mothers grimly sat through years of hearings, listening to details of how their children died. On Friday Maria Keever said she was shocked when she first heard the news of Erskine’s death from a corrections official in the morning.

The mothers started the Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting child safety and well-being, preventing child abduction and exploitation, and providing support to families who have lost a loved one to violence.

 

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God is just

It’s kind of amazing that he just happened to be part of the 1% that actually get sick from this. The 99% of us are all safe. MoronLogic

Nice!

Good he died

Great news! Hope he suffered.

The World of MYSTERY.

I pray it was painful

Thank you Covid-19. Justic is finally served.

Good.

Yay!

Everyone that is praising this death regardless of how you feel he deserved it is the real problem. Those that are taking joy in it you take joy in death and are part of the problem in the world just as much as he was

Who gives a shit.

Better release all the death row inmates before they all die of covid

yay covid

Rot in hell

Way to go Covid!

👍🏻

Next!

Well, isn't that convenient!

Death becomes him

Hopefully it was slow and painful.

That’s to bad

let covid do it’s magic

Oh the irony.

I didn't know a symptom of Covid was getting knifed in the showers.

Got 'er done. It's one thing if they're on death row and there's controversy. It's another if it's clean cut.

Finally some GOOD NEWS!

The evil Jim Gaffigan.

He deserved worse!

Media supporting protesters?

Did he suffer long? Could he not breathe? Were his lungs full of liquid? Did his brain swell? Did he die alone? Hoping for all of the above. God forgive for writing this. I was a teacher in Chula Vista, Ca when this happened and our South Bay community suffered.

Good riddance.

Finally some good news.

No need to feel sorry for him

Oh.

Billyjensen

A real shame. Is it catching on death row ?

good

This makes the pandemic absolutely worth it.

If someone in solitary/death row can catch the virus, this should be a clue to how easily it spreads.

Bye bye the Devil is partying.

A real whacko

So?

Well that solved that problem

Karma FINALLY works out

🤷🏼‍♂️

Cool

Good riddens

Show me more like this!!!

Good riddance!

K A R M A ? 🤔

we have been paying for this killer from 2006, why did we not give him the c-19 sooner. That it give everyone on death row the C-19 we will save mill's and the Murderers will be dead like they should be already. why are they all still alive. Murderers why are they still alive!!

Awesome. Save the tax payers money.

Bye bye

Womp womp

God said it was time for him to quit wasting air.

Oh

Karma

16 years on DEATH row. 'Murica!

Nature chose him for extinction!

Cool...

Well deserved

Good 😊

Wow, 16 years on death row and it took a once-in-a-century pandemic to finally do him in. Shameful.

His life was certainly not a blessing. Bye.

Is this a bad thing bc to me it doesn’t

COVID will never cover its high cost, but this did just save over a million in tax dollars

👍

Awesome, because California would have never executed him

Great.

The good Lord works in mysterious ways

Too bad CoViD didn't get him before he murdered two boys

Finally , good news about covid.

Oops

I guess the release prisoners crowd will be saying release all killers.

I fear there are going to be many others. The in the so-called condemned unit at San Quentin the men are inches apart from one another.

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Was it a painful or easy death?

Justice served.

Gavin is heartbroken.

Well that's too bad. 🤣

Covid likes this

Karmaaaaaaa

Oh.

Covid?! That makes me sick

Bye Monster! Enjoy hell

Happy Fourth of July good buddy.

Why didn't he just wear a mask? Apparently they are magical

Gee, that’s too bad.

Should’ve worn a mask right? Of course leftists and the media will say we should release prisoners as a result of this.

He is at peace now.

poetic justice

fitting end

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