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Pizza for Murder?

August 7, 2008
By Michael Townsend
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No, I didn’t write that backwards. I really did mean to say “pizza for murder”, not “murdering for pizza”.

When i first saw the headline, I was going to try to twist this into how bad the economy is that people will agree to a murder plea for a feast of KFC and pizza, but then I read the article further.

Durham agreed to plead guilty to murder — but only if he could get a break from jail food. The judge agreed and granted Durham a feast of KFC chicken, Popeye’s chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, carrot cake and ice cream.

After Wednesday’s sentencing, Durham was to get the rest of the deal — calzones, lasagna, pizza and ice cream, his defense attorney confirmed. They will pay the tab.

I immediately thought this should be considered bribing a suspect to enter into a guilty plea they were otherwise unwilling to admit to, but when the guy already confessed a month prior, I guess they’re just trying to move the system along faster:

Deputy District Attorney Josh Lamborn said Multnomah County Judge Eric Bergstrom made the right call in allowing the unusual plea agreement because it saved the expense of a trial and possible appeals.

So someone in some level of government is actually concerned about fiscal responsibility?

Great, now I’m hungry for KFC.

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About Michael Townsend

Michael Townsend founded CleverDude.com in June 2006 while working as a technical analyst in the Washington, D.C. area. A Penn State graduate, he built the site as a side project alongside a white-collar career that included earning a master’s degree and multiple promotions.

In five years he wrote nearly 1,300 articles on personal finance and life lessons drawn from his own experience. The blog grew from a hobby into a recognized early voice in the personal-finance community and generated meaningful revenue. He sold the site in 2010, continued as a guest contributor through 2015, and returned in 2023 after further career advances, paying off his home, and extensive travel.

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