ABC has given this Rhode Island case the most national attention. Here is the link to their footage/coverage of the Michael Woodmansee case

My understanding is that at the time, to avoid bringing out the gruesome details of the known murder/cannibalism of 5yr old Jason Foreman by Woodmansee, the DA offered a deal to lock him up for forty years. He could be released this summer after only 28 years, due to “good behavior”.

Foreman’s dad has stated in radio & TV interviews, that if he sees Woodmansee, he will not be able to control himself and may kill him.

The authorities are looking at the gruesome journals Woodmansee kept, to see if sending him to an asylum would be possible, but some judges/lawyers think this would set a bad precedent.

If this were you in the place of the dad, or the judge, or the community, what would you do or attempt to do in this situation?

Topics: Rhode Island, revenge, murder, prison, cannibalism, sexual predator