Madison-Rankin District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement.
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Walter Simpson, 47, was sentenced today by Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff after being convicted of the double murders of his wife and stepdaughter. A jury found Simpson guilty of two counts of First Degree Murder, one count of First Degree Arson, and one count of Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon on October 29, 2020. Judge Ratcliff sentenced Simpson to life without parole for each of the murder convictions, twenty years for the first degree arson conviction, and ten years for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
On June 5, 2018, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to Crown Road located in the Camden area to a home belonging to Walter and Falonda Simpson as well as her daughter Davonda Washington. When they arrived on scene, they found two badly burned bodies inside the home. Each victim had suffered multiple stab wounds and were both deceased.
Authorities were able to determine that Simpson had stabbed his step-daughter and wife to death and then attempted to set their bodies and the house on fire. Simpson was found guilty after a three day jury trial. Family members of both victims testified during the sentencing hearing.
District Attorney Bramlett stated “We want to again tell the victims’ families that we are so sorry that this happened to their loved ones. We hope it brings them some closure to know that Mr. Simpson will never get out of prison as they continue to grieve their loved ones.”
8 comments:
Why feed & house this slug for a lifetime?
Why isn't the death penalty given in these heinous crimes?
Why is the death penalty not carried out swiftly?
In 10 years the innocent project will finds some contrived evidence to get this killer a Get Out of Jail card.
Its cheaper to house and feed an inmate than it is to execute. I didn't create that life, so its not mine to take.
Time to replace Judge Ratcliff in the next election. This was a no brainer death penalty.
@3:25pm - Mississippi law requires that the prosecution must seek the death penalty and then the jury has to recommend it with their verdict. Do you know if either of these things happened prior to Judge Ratcliff’s sentencing? Might want to check on that before you go spouting off about “no-brainers” and replacing judges.
to the wacka doodle @3:25....i realize you are not a lawyer but you play one on JJ, .......BUT ONLY A jury can impose a death penalty.
Simpson should’ve been strapped inside one of those electric chairs. It wouldn’t have mattered who pulled the switch.
"Its cheaper to house and feed an inmate than it is to execute. I didn't create that life, so its not mine to take.January 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM"
Can you back up that claim? No life is yours to take, whether you create it or not. But, the laws of our society five 'the state' that right. Now, back to your ACLU meeting.
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