Killed by Law: RSOs and Persons Associated with Sex Offenses

National:

The following registrants died, directly or substantially, because of the law noted. Clicking on their name will direct you to their stories:

SO Residency Law (#Froze to death; ##Law):

#Michigan-2009: Thomas Pauli (52)
##Georgia 2007: Christopher Barrios (6)


SO Public Registry Law(*Shot **Stabbed by vigilantes):

**California-2007: Michael Dodele (67)
*Maine-2006: Joseph Gray (57)
*Maine-2006: William Elliot (24)
*Washington-2005: Hank Eisses (49)
*Washington-2005: Victor Vasquez (68)


-SO Community Notification, $SO Nursing Home,
or +Changed Registration Laws (See individual cases):

$Delaware-2008: Joseph Heverin (22)
-Florida-2005: Clovis Claxton (39)
+Michigan-2004: Justin Fawcett (21)
+Michigan-2004: Brian K Corbitt (28)
-Maine-1998: Thomas Varnum (31)
-California-1998: Michael Patton (42)


In each of the above cases a law -related to registration- played a significant part in their deaths.
eAdvocate

PS: This page is updated as circumstances occur.