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    John Edward Sansing - Arizona Death Row




    Facts of the Crime:

    On February 24, 1998, Sansing called a church and requested a charitable food delivery, intending to rob the delivery person so he could purchase cocaine for himself and his wife.

    Trudy Calabrese delivered the food to the home at a time when Sansing, his wife, and four children were there. Sansing attacked Ms. Calabrese from behind and forced her to the floor. With the aid of his wife, he bound Ms. Calabrese's arms and legs. As Ms. Calabrese struggled and pleaded with Sansing's wife and children to help her, Sansing beat her in the head with a club.

    Sansing eventually dragged Ms. Calabrese into a bedroom, raped her and fatally stabbed her. He covered her body with a pile of clothing, then left to trade Ms. Calabrese's jewelry for drugs that he and his wife consumed.

    Each of the four Sansing children saw Ms. Calabrese's dead body in the home.

    Sansing was sentenced to death on September 30, 1999.

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    On September 27, 2005, Sansing filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/ari...c00108/285089/

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    John Edward Sansing v. Charles L. Ryan et al.

    IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 35) is DENIED. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment accordingly.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Evidentiary Development (Doc. 53) is DENIED.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the stay of execution entered by the Court on May 26, 2011 (Doc. 7) is VACATED.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Certificate of Appealability is GRANTED as to the following issues:

    Whether Claim 1—alleging that Petitioner is entitled to relief based on Ring error—is without merit;

    Whether Claim 2—alleging that trial counsel performed ineffectively with respect to the investigation and presentation of mitigating evidence—is without merit;

    Whether Claim 7—alleging that the state courts violated Petitioner’s rights by applying a “causal nexus” test to his mitigating evidence—is without merit;

    Whether Claim 8—alleging that Petitioner’s plea was not knowing, intelligent, or voluntary—is without merit; and

    Whether Claim 12—alleging that the state court violated Petitioner’s rights by refusing to consider the victim’s daughter’s recommendation of leniency as a mitigating factor—is without merit.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court forward a courtesy copy of this Order to the Clerk of the Arizona Supreme Court, 1501 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007-3329.

    DATED this 7th day of February, 2013.

    __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______


    On March 12, 2013, Sansing filed an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cir.../ca9/13-99001/

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    Detectives crack 1991 Utah murder mystery

    By Michael McFall
    The Salt Lake Tribune

    Unified Police believe they’ve solved a Holladay woman’s 23-year-old cold case, thanks to DNA and Legos.

    DNA testing, fingerprints on Legos found at the crime scene and a recent admission from the suspect’s wife led police to pin the 1991 murder of Lucille Johnson on John Sansing. The 47-year-old man is currently on death row in an Arizona prison for an unrelated homicide.

    Sansing was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with aggravated murder. Prosecutors also filed a warrant to bring John Sansing back to Utah, setting his bail at $5 million cash.

    "Often times in law enforcement we deal with individuals who can be characterized as not necessarily bad people, but people who do bad things. Occasionally, we run into individuals who are evil," Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said at a Thursday press conference. Sansing can "only be described as that. This is an individual whose perpetrated crimes are beyond belief."

    The last anyone had seen Johnson alive, she had been sweeping her porch on the afternoon of Feb. 1, 1991, according to Unified Police. When her family tried to reach her and couldn’t, Johnson’s daughter, Shirley England, went to her house at 4284 S. Holloway Drive (1900 East) in Holladay, the next day and found her body.

    The 78-year-old woman had died from a blow to the head and strangulation.

    During the investigation, officers found Lego toys on her living room floor, in the entryway just inside the home and in the driveway. Detectives learned that she would not have left her grandchildren’s toys strewed about her house and collected them as evidence. Detectives also learned that Johnson always a wore a particular ring and necklace, both of which were missing.

    "Detectives worked very hard on this case, but unfortunately it went cold," according a Unified Police news release.

    England began to think the case wouldn’t be solved as the years went on. She remembered her mother as a very tender and dear woman who was very energetic.

    "She had many years… that we were robbed of," England said Thursday. "Grandchildren she never got to see. And she brought blessings in many people’s lives."

    England always figured her mother’s killer was someone she knew. Despite the missing jewelry, there were no signs of forced entry and the doors were locked at the time England came over, according to UPD.

    But as far as investigators can tell, Sansing and Johnson were strangers. Investigators suspect that Sansing left his 5-year-old son to play with his Legos on Johnson’s living room floor while he killed her.

    http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58...urder.html.csp

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    On January 22, 2019, oral argument will be heard in Sansing's appeal before the Ninth Circuit.

    https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calenda...s=22&year=2019

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    Sansing's panel will be made up of Judges Berzon (Clinton), Callahan (G.W. Bush) and Watford (Obama).

    http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastor...4/11-99013.pdf

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    The Ninth Circuit has denied Sansing’s appeal and affirmed the district court’s denial of his habeas petition.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal...021-05-17.html
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    Judge Berzon dissented.

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    I can't find any info online but I just watched a crime show called "Cold Case" and he subsequently pled guilty to the 1991 murder of Lucille Johnson in Utah. His sentence will run concurrent with his death sentence.
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    Gotta love this guy. Lured a church volunteer to his home so he could murder her for drug money. How much of a degenerate do you have to be to do that?
    Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next products.

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