Department of Probation Pardon and Parole
Services
RE: Parole for Stephen Andrew Moller - SCDC
ID # 00328891
I implore you not to grant Stephen Andrew
Moller's early parole and compel him to serve the complete sentence he
was given for the horrific murder of Sean William Kennedy. Moller was
already allowed to plea bargain down to involuntary manslaughter and received a
suspended 5 year sentence for his crime. People are sentences to much
longer sentences for robbing banks, molesting children or selling illegal
drugs, than Moller will serve for taking a life a young man in the prime of his
life. To release Moller even one day sooner than his sentence requires
would be a reprehensible injustice.
Moller's unprovoked violent attack on Sean Kennedy
was solely based on Sean being gay. Although, your state may not have
hate crime laws which includes sexual orientation as a protected class or group
of people, which he would have received a much longer sentence. Sean's
murder was in fact a crime of bias and hate, deserving of a much
harsher punishment and longer prison sentence than he received.
Moller's own words, calling Sean a faggot before
striking him and the message left to a friend of Sean's saying, "Tell
your faggot friend when he wakes up he owes me $500.00 for my broken hand,"
Proves his intent was to commit a brutal and violent attack based on hate of a
gay person. This further shows that the force in which Moller struck
Sean, was intended to cause severe bodily harm, and it did exactly that.
It fractured Sean's facial bones, causing him to fall with such
force, when his head hit the pavement it severed his brain stem from his
brain, forcing it to be imbedded into his brain. By driving away
leaving Sean unconscious lying on the ground without checking on Sean to see if
he was injured, represents a total callous and disregard for Sean's
life.
Because of credit for time served before his
sentencing, the longest possible time Stephen Moller would have to serve in
prison is September 2009. But, his release date was changed to as early
as July 07, 2009, because of receiving two months
credit for getting his GED while in prison. Getting his GED only benefits
him, it doesn't express any remorse on his part and most certainly
shouldn't be rewarded with less prison time. Should you decide to
release Moller this month, he will have served only 8 months in prison for
taking Sean William Kennedy's life. If a member of your family or loved ones
life was taken in a brutal manner, would you consider such a sentence justice
or sufficient punishment for this crime?
My plea to deny Moller early
parole, isn't one of revenge or vengeance. I didn't have the
honor of knowing Sean Kennedy. I wished I had, because what I learned
of Sean, he was a kind, gentle, giving and caring young man. We'll
never know the wonderful contributions he could have made to society. What we do
know, Sean choose to be an organ donor, and this decision saved the lives of
five people. Even with his murder, Sean's wish to give to others was
apparent, to think what more good he could have done, we will never
know. My request to deny Moller early parole isn't just a matter
of justice for Sean who can not speak for himself. It's my strong
belief in our judicial system and parole boards, which are charged with
holding people accountable for their actions and protecting the public.
When ones actions take a life, their punishment should fit the crime.
Moller has already gotten of lightly for killing Sean, he is not deserving of
getting off any lighter. I beg you to please give Sean and his family the
justice they so deserve. Hold Moller accountable for his intentional
violent attack, which resulted in taking the life of a young man,
please deny Moller early parole. It's the fair and just thing to
do.
Sincerely
R. Zeke
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