Ethan Windom Murdered His Mother; Gets Fixed Life
December 13, 2007 by Morbid
BOISE, Idaho — Ethan Windom, 17, killed his mother, Judy Windom, 42, on Jan. 25, 2007. The Borah High School student killed her while she slept in her bed. The special education teacher at Eagle High School was beaten and stabbed to death. Judge Copsey sentenced Ethan to life with no possibility of parole, a sentence she has only handed out once before in her career. The reasoning for this come from the statements made by Ethan himself.
Ethan told investigators that the murder was “No problem at all.” Ethan used a weight to repeatedly hit his sleeping mother in the head, “until she stopped making noise.” He then took a knife and stabbed her in the heart and other locations. He then took a second knife and stabbed her in the brain, leaving the knife in her head. When asked why he killed his mother, Ethan explained it was just because she was the closest person. He stated that he, “was thinking about going downtown and stabbing a couple of worthless bums, they’re just fucking bums.”
Judge Copsey explained her decision. “I cannot gamble that Ethan Windom will be compliant,” Copsey said. “Fixed life is one of the harshest sentences that we can hand down, and is reserved only for those offenses that are so egregious that they deserve an appropriate amount of retribution.” Ethan showed no emotion as the sentence was read.
3:12 pm on December 13th, 2007
Wow. That is EVIL.
3:15 pm on December 13th, 2007
Yeah. The “making noise” part is a bit squirm inducing.
3:20 pm on December 13th, 2007
I bet that fool didn’t think he would get LIFE. He’s sick, obviously, so it’s a well-suited sentence.
Geez, though, how could someone kill their MOM?
5:52 pm on December 13th, 2007
Finally, we hear about a reasonable sentence. What a creepy young guy! The judge was absolutely right in that she can’t trust that he will ever comply. Anyone who exhibits that level of callousness and aggression is a perpetual threat to society. You can’t fix someone who was obviously hardwired wrong.
9:45 pm on December 13th, 2007
I kind of feel sorry for the other convicts with this one.
10:49 pm on December 13th, 2007
what a dick. glad to know he wont get out again.
7:35 am on December 14th, 2007
here is the link for the search page for the resources
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu5j4O2JHUS8AgESl87UF?p=Ethan+Windom&ei=UTF-8&iscqry=&fr=sfp
a quite interesting blog by his only sibling Mason – http://www.fox12news.com/Global/Link.asp?L=227813
My heart goes out to him (L)
11:53 am on December 14th, 2007
I sometimes wonder what goes through peoples brains when they do stuff like this. I an glad to know that he will never be let out of jail. Some people are just plain evil.
1:16 pm on December 14th, 2007
I could never hurt my mother or anyone else for that matter – (unless they had hurt my family, kids – ya know what I mean) – but if I could, I believe I would do it quick – not bash her “until she stopped making sounds” DAMN! Yes, it is a relief that he will never be back on the streets, again – BUT, WHY do the taxpayers of his state have to keep his sorry ass up? I guess his state doesn’t have the death penalty – this is why they should!
This is what I’m talking about when it comes to the death penalty – there is no question of his guilt – he is not sorry for his actions – he considered “going downtown and stabbing a couple of worthless bums – their just fucking bums” – he has no regard for any human life – why should society bother keeping this POS up for many, many, many decades – he’s 17. Talk about a waste of money – and they wonder why people don’t want to pay taxes.
1:33 am on December 15th, 2007
Hey guys, did you read the recent article on MSNBC that says it costs millions more to put these POS’S to death than it does to just give them life?? I don’t know if it’s true, but the way they pointed it out made sense. They said that the majority of the costs come from all the appeals these idiots get, and that if there were no death penalty there would be millions of extra dollars that could be used toward new prisons, rehabilitation programs, etc.
Trust me, I have always felt that these spineless child rapist/murderers should be put to death. But the whole financial aspect kind of shed a whole new light on it for me. I’m going to find the article and post it, I want to see what you guys think
1:38 am on December 15th, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22222241/
Here it is guys, please read it and tell me what you think
1:57 am on December 15th, 2007
Solange I’ve known for quite sometime about that fact that it is cheaper to house an inmate for life, then to kill them, but I am against the death penalty, and for several reasons. The cost being one, I also think it is too easy of a way out (my belief is when you die, your soul is released and you move on), I also have always agreed with the statement…”why do we kill people to show killing people, is wrong?”, that just makes sense to me. Have ya ever read “The Chamber” by John Grisham? Good read regarding a horrid crime committed and the death penalty. I prefer, for violent offenders, folks who kill folk, life in prison without parole….but the fucks never get to leave their cells. They truly need to be imprisoned.
12:20 pm on December 15th, 2007
Havent read it, but I just may. I think that we are getting closer and closer to abolish it. New Jersey just did, if I’m not mistaken, I have a feeling that it is just the beginning. Also, I have NEVER EVER bought the fact that the death penalty deters crime. These people don’t even think that far ahead. Shoot, they don’t think at all. I do feel strongly for the victims, who I know must receive some closure from the offender’s death. But I still think that the cons outweigh the pros.
12:26 pm on December 15th, 2007
Woah, I am reading the review, and I have read the book! I just cant remember the ending for the life of me. All I can remember (sorry if I spoil this for anyone)is the grandfather did try to stop the bombing at the last minute, or something to that effect? It was a long time ago, I will try to read it again
1:02 pm on December 15th, 2007
solange…yeah the grandfather grew up this hating, racist dude. In the beginning I hated him. By the end of the book when you find out so much more about this man and his life, my feelings of him changed. He was executed at the end of the book, and yeah, like a baby, I cried. Of course it is not a true story, but it sure as hell could be. The book and the movie , deeply affected me. I was already against the death penalty, but after reading the book, even more so…I just made me see things a bit differently. (and that’s always a good thing…keeps the mind open)
Peace.
4:19 am on December 16th, 2007
well the article is one sided as you can see by the image
No one mentioned the cost of housing the many that have medical issues the meds and surgerys that they would accumualate if they were house 60 70 additional years if the death penelty with all the appeals took 10 yr the young men and women could live 70 + years
I have no problem with antiqued jails either – I think the jails shouldn’t be so comfy warm and clean – If they didnt have the reputation for all the frills there would be less crime
I do think they should have available ” the more police on streets, more drug rehabilitation and mental health services to address problems that affect many criminals, better child-protection services to curtail the abuse that many killers experienced in their youth.”
the trouble is the ones that need the counseling will not seek it or attend – even if it was free It is a fact from the number of repeat offenders they are wired right.
The purpose of that article is to make us see things from their view. makes the usa look bad and I disagree with the last line that it makes usa look cowardly.
I believe they can reduce the # of employees and the number of appeal hearings.
it would be cheaper to take all 3300 that waiting and just do it up take them all to one location – not every single jail should need the execution room.
just like that dude they asked why is he on the street he has already had 10 prior convictions ? and look he kills again ! cost them more money now he is back in the system !
4:21 am on December 16th, 2007
*are not wired right
12:47 pm on December 16th, 2007
Quote Wonder “it would be cheaper to take all 3300 that waiting and just do it up take them all to one location – not every single jail should need the execution room.”
Are you serious? That sort of sounds like what Hitler did to the jews. Load the fuckers up, stick ‘em one building, gas ‘em all. Yep, Wonder that sounds nice and cheap. Or maybe, we could stick ‘em all in one building and start popping them off one by one. Ya know some target practice. I smell death on your breath, Wonder.
Peace
4:23 pm on October 8th, 2008
I grew up behind this kid. It’s always the quiet ones. Creepy.
10:08 pm on October 24th, 2008
I hope this little shit gets it in prison. Fucking killing your own mother when she, by all accounts, was a good person. Sheesh.
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