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‘Go Die in the Woods’: Grandfather Who Helped Torture 12-yr-old Grandson to Death is Convicted, Following Teen Daughter’s Testimony

 James Alex Hurley
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A Montana grandfather pleaded guilty for his role in torturing and abusing his slain grandson. James Sasser Jr. pleaded guilty to felony deliberate homicide, tampering with a witness, and criminal child endangerment at the Gallatin County District Court Monday morning. He was the grandfather of 12-year-old James “Alex” Hurley. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities found …

May 10, 2020

Grandmother accused of sadistically torturing, killing 12-year-old grandson faces death penalty, admits to allowing other children in the home to violently punish the boy

Montana prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a woman accused of torturing, beating and killing her grandson, the Casper Star Tribune reports. Patricia Batts is facing charges of deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment, aggravated kidnapping and strangulation of a family member in connection with the death of 12-year-old James Hurley, whose body was found …