Lam Luong Pleads Guilty

Alabama Mobile  BREAKING NEWS The man police say threw his four young children off the Dauphin Island Bridge pleaded guilty and says he wants the death penalty.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Thu, March 05, 2009 - 3:09 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, March 05, 2009 - 6:06 pm CST
BREAKING NEWS

Lam Luong pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to throwing his four children off the Dauphin Island Bridge. Luong also said he wants the death penalty.

"From the day they died, I no longer want to live," Luong said.

Luong was in court for a change of venue hearing. His attorneys claim the story got so much media attention that their client can't get a fair trial in Mobile County.

Judge Charles Graddick will still have to rule on the motion, despite Luong's guilty plea. Because this is a capital murder case, there must be a trial. The guilty plea will be entered as evidence.

Before today's big developments, District Attorney John Tyson said the trial could last 3-5 weeks and if Judge Graddick granted the change of venue, it woul could cost $100,000-$150,000.

News 5's Tiffany Craig is in court for the hearing, which started at 2:00 p.m. She'll have the latest on this breaking story tonight on News 5 at 5:00 and 6:00.

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Did he really love his children? If so, why harm them? That’s not getting back at his wife, that’s doing harm to himself as well as the whole family/community. He really has psychiatric problems, but I think he would suffer badly enough having to live with what he has done instead of getting the death penalty. Hopefully he is being haunted day and night by his children.

As much as I support the death penalty I believe this man should live the rest of his life in prison.  If he is alive he has to think about what he done.  If he frys or gets injected his life is over and if he asked forgiveness he is going to be in heaven with his kids.  Let him live so he has to wake up and face what he did to his children everyday of his life, just like the mother of the kids has to do.

The electric chair or lethal injection are too easy for what this monster deserves!!

I agree, if he’s plead quilty why go through with a jury and waist our money. I say do to him what he did to those four innocent children…The U.S. is just to nice to bad people! Think he’s scared to live the rest of his life in prison, worried about what the other inmates will do to him. Beside if he’s wanted to die since the day his children did (as he has stated) then why didn’t he jump off with them or after them. He’s one sick individual and I hope they end his life ASAP!

“Personal attacks will get you no where!” ????? You have a habit of typing and reading to yourself????
The only one who made the commentary personal was YOU! You came after me, don’t be hating because I get the best of both worlds! That’s one of the biggest bonuses of being a AMERICAN CITIZEN! You get to live, stay, visit, and travel to anywhere you want(with the exception of CUBA). You are free to do the same, assuming that you are indeed an American.

easternhorelady, Taxes are a perpetual waste already. You can thank the bleeding heart tax and spend liberals for that and this case.

Personal attacks will get you no where! So you get free healthcare up there but an American citizen? What kind of rip off artist are you? Best of both worlds huh?

I DO live in this country, and I DO pay taxes.  I was shocked and horrified by this story, and i completely agree with Dew.  Why waste our tax dollars?

wow, I never noticed that button. glad you pointed it out to me!

MeAmerican and dougstech, you are both ignorant if you think I do not pay taxes in the US. I own property and real estate there, so therefore I still pay taxes, not to mention the fact that I’m still an American citizen, and proud of it. So get over yourselves, and quit being so ignorant. I only hold a card allowing me to freely travel the borders, I am not, nor will I ever be a Canadian Citizen. If you have a problem with my comments on this website, simply click ignore! Funny how close the word IGNORE is to IGNORANCE, EH’!

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