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Child Murderer Faces New Charges Despite Clemency

4/17/2025

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Thomas S. Sanders, a convicted child murderer, faces new charges from a Louisiana grand jury for the 2010 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Lexis Roberts. Although President Biden commuted his death sentence to life in prison in December 2024, the district attorney is determined to seek the death penalty, challenging the clemency decision.

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Thomas S. Sanders, a convicted child murderer, faces new charges from a Louisiana grand jury for the 2010 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Lexis Roberts. Although President Biden commuted his death sentence to life in prison in December 2024, the district attorney is determined to seek the death penalty, challenging the clemency decision.