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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In San Diego, Superior Judge John Hewicker sentenced Harvey Glatman, a 31-year-old Los Angeles television repairman, to death for luring, raping, and strangling three young women after taking photographs of them bound and gagged. Glatman confessed, citing sexual motives and fear of reporting.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., (AP) "Some crimes are so revolting there is only one penalty -- the death penalty," said Superior Judge John Hewicker.
"I've never heard anything like this case - and I hope I won't again," he added.
Before him stood Harvey Glatman, 31, a Los Angeles television repairman who had confessed luring three young women into remote areas to take photographs, then raping and slowly strangling them.
"The torment and the suffering these girls underwent," said Hewicker, "must have been horrible. I will impose the death penalty as the only proper judgment."
Glatman later told reporters: It was about what I wanted.
In a tape recorded confession presented at the trial, Glatman said his motive for dating the women was sexual. He said he would not have killed them had they cooperated. He raped them and killed them so they wouldn't tell police.
Glatman's photos of his victims -showing them bound and gagged before death -- were entered as evidence and released to newsmen.
Glatman said he persuaded all three victims at gunpoint to be tied up for crime magazine pictures.
Under state law, the sentence will be appealed to the state supreme court.
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death sentence imposed on harvey glatman; three young women raped and strangled.
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Harvey Glatman confessed to luring three young women into remote areas to take photographs, then raping and slowly strangling them. Superior Judge John Hewicker sentenced him to death, describing the crimes as revolting. Glatman stated his motive was sexual and he killed them to prevent reporting. Photos of bound and gagged victims were evidence. Sentence to be appealed.