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发帖数: 901 | 1 RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A man who executed four people inside a quiet New
York pharmacy during a drug robbery was sentenced Thursday to life in prison
without parole. His wife, who drove the getaway car, received 25 years.
David Laffer pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the June holdup at
Haven Drugs in Medford, perhaps the most egregious case in a wave of U.S.
pharmacy robberies.
Laffer said he committed the robbery because he had lost his job, and his
wife required not only painkillers but also blood pressure medicine, anti-
nausea pills and muscle relaxants. He jammed a backpack full of pills after
killing the four.
The victim-impact statements were so emotional that hardened homicide
officers fought back tears as they watched, but Laffer showed no emotion.
"He is a dark, hell bound soul," said Mary Moran, the grandmother of victim
Jamie Taccetta. "He is a coward. He has no soul."
Later, she looked at Laffer and said: "Burn in hell."
Laura Bustamonte, the daughter of victim 71-year-old victim Bryon Sheffield,
looked directly at Laffer and said: "You had a gun and you didn't care who
or how many people had to die for your mission to be accomplished."
Laffer, his hands cuffed behind his back, sounded sober and straightforward
as he read a statement from a paper held by his lawyer.
"I know that it doesn't begin to explain or excuse my horrific actions that
day," he said. "However, if a discussion and recognition of prescription
pill abuse and doctor-shopping will be generated among the public, then
maybe something beneficial can come from this."
He said of the victims' families: "To ask for forgiveness from them would be
a selfish act."
Laffer's wife, Melinda Brady, had pleaded guilty to robbery charges and was
sentenced Thursday to 25 years. Prosecutors said they could not prove that
Brady was aware in advance that her husband planned the killings and, thus,
could not charge her with murder.
"I am so sorry for the loss of your loved ones," said Brady, who cried
throughout the proceeding. "That awful day will haunt me for the rest of my
life."
Judge James Hudson responded: "You're more sorry for yourself than for the
victims."
Daniel Taccetta, the victim's brother, said Brady was getting away with
murder. "She is just as guilty as he is," he said.
"You are both cowards for what you did to my family," said Tricia Taccetta,
Jamie Taccetta's mother.
Later, Hudson told Laffer: "I promised you when you pled guilty that you
could not hope for mercy and I will not disappoint you. You merit only the
scorn of this community, your victim's families and this court." | s*********8
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