An Oklahoma man was released early from prison as part of a massive fracas attempt and weeks later admitted to killing a 4-year-old girl, her uncle and a woman whose heart he stole. Chopped, cooked and sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. , according to court documents.
Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, fatally stabbed Andrea Lynn Blankenship, her uncle Leon Pye, 67, and her uncle’s 4-year-old granddaughter, Chaos Yates, on or about February 9, 2021, in Chickasha, according to court documents. accepted the point of , Oklahoma. Anderson was released early from prison in January 2021.
Anderson also admitted to injuring his aunt, Delsey Pye, by stabbing her and gouging out one of her eyes.
Authorities say Anderson brought Blankenship’s heart home to his aunt and uncle, cooked it with potatoes and tried to serve them before killing his uncle, injuring his aunt and killing the pair’s granddaughter.
Anderson pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of murder in the first degree, one count of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and one count of maiming, which reduced his sentence from death to five counts of life in prison, three without parole.
Anderson’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Oklahoman reported that Anderson was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017 for a probation violation in a drug case. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt last year commuted the sentence to nine years in prison, and Anderson was released after serving a little more than three years.
Grady County District Attorney Jason Hicks criticized criminal justice reform that led to the execution of hundreds of Oklahoma inmates.
Hicks said, “It’s time we did better.” “If we have the highest incarceration rate in the world, that’s fine. We can look at our citizens and be honest with them and tell them you’re safe. I don’t want to tell people in my district today Maybe they are safe.”
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