Following his conviction last week of kidnapping and murder, a jury in Santa Barbara, Calif. recommended a sentence of life in prison for Jesse James Hollywood, the ringleader of a group of teenage drug users whose crimes inspired the 2006 film Alpha Dog.Emile Hirsch played a character based on Hollywood in the film, whichdramatized the kidnapping in 2000 of Ben Markowitz and the murder ofhis younger stepbrother, Nicholas. Hollywood had faced the possibility of the death penalty.
Jul 16
2009
12:01 AM ET
Jesse James Hollywood, 'Alpha Dog' inspiration, sentenced to life in prison
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California is WEAK! Bring that fool to Texas, and we’d gladly use our tax dollars in order to fry that idiot. Ever heard of “An eye for an eye?”
I AGREE WITH WENDY SUE & I LIVE IN CA