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Brutal killer was as bad as the monsters in horror movies. He burned a woman alive with lighter fluid in 1987 !

This monster was released from prison in 2003. Immediately he was charged with rape, but acquitted by an OJ style jury. Then two more burned female victims were found, in which he is suspect. One of the victims was only 14.

Then he threatens to kill his own 18 month old son in stand off with SWAT. He is slapped on the wrist with a three month sentence. After being released he solicits sex from a 13 year old girl and is sentenced to a year in prison. He is released from prison months early and goes on a violent rampage. His rampage involves burglarizing a man’s house and stabbing the man ten times. It ends with the rape and murder of a beautiful 13 year old girl.

Should have been given the death penalty multiple times, yet allowed to walk the streets by OJ style juries and a broken judicial system.

Anthony Kirkland is a violent monster and convicted sex offender. After being released from state prison early he went on a violent crime spree that ended in the brutal murder of a 13 year old girl.

This monster was supposed to have been in State Prison until March 28th, 2009 for a previous crime, but was released months early.

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Overflow crowd at funeral

An overflow crowd of mourners attended a memorial service Wednesday afternoon to honor 13-year-old Esme Kenney.

The crowd packed St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church off of Clifton Avenue, and so many people were in attendance that many more were turned away.

Esme Kenney’s Friends: Darkness Has Not Extinguished Her
Several people could be seen waiting outside of the church, hoping to pay their respects after the memorial service was over.

“She was one of the best friends I’ve ever had,” Esme’s friend Erin Long said.

There was a message from the family, to the church community that has worked hard to support them during this unbelievably difficult time.

It spoke of Esme’s death, as a battle between good and evil, between light and darkness.

“The darkness has not extinguished her. And as her parents told us – he will not win,” close friend Lucas Wozniak said.

The circumstances of her death, at this point, still too much for many to talk about.

“Today is about Esme, and remembering her, and we’ll let the justice system do what it needs to do,” Esme’s Sunday school teacher Diana Long said.

“She’s an amazing girl, and everybody loved her, and she’s going to be missed so much,” Erin Long said.

There has been an outpouring of emotion since Kenney’s was found strangled to death Saturday, hours after she failed to return home from a jog.

Convicted killer and sex offender Anthony Kirkland was arrested and charged with murder in her slaying.

Hundreds attended another memorial service Tuesday night that grew so large that the School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where Kenney had been a student, moved the event to the Aronoff Center.

The memorial was packed with students and staff from the school who put on a farewell performance for a beloved classmate.

“We will keep your daughter’s spirit alive and we will cherish the legacy she has left with all of us,” said SCPA Principal Dr. Jonathan Futch.

The choir and the orchestra, Kenney’s two great loves at the school, had a prominent place on stage.

“I’m here, not to be sad, but I’m here to celebrate the life of this phenomenal young lady,” SCPA alumni association member Robby Todd said.

Her sister, Frannie Kenney, was called on stage as Esme Kenney was inducted into the alumni association.

And while there were tears, there was hope for the future.

“In your light Esme, we will overcome evil,” said teacher Laurie Wyant. “We love you, Esme, and your family at SCPA will honor you.”

Plans were discussed for a permanent memorial at the school and a march to raise money for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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