Death Row Inmate Robert Comer Set to Die Tuesday
Has Been Fighting 7 Years for Execution
Comer who went on a killing spree with his girlfriend, Juneva Willis, on February 23,1987 had been camping out at Apache Lake in Phoenix, Arizona. While the two were camping, they met a man name Larry Pritchard who had been in the space next to theirs. Comer and Willis then asked Pritchard if he had wanted to have dinner and drinks with them, Pritchard accepted. A little before 9:00 pm that night, Comer shot Pritchard in the head, killing him instantly.Comer and Willis then stole all of Pritchard's belonging's and headed for their next adventure. That same night around 11:00 pm, the two came across a couple who were camping in the same campground. Richard Brough and his girlfriend were taken by surprise by Comer and Willis. The two then proceeded to steal their property. Comer than hogtied Brough to a car fender as he raped and brutalized his girlfriend right in front of him. Comer and Willis then fled the scene with the girlfriend, leaving Brough tied to the bumper. The girlfriend escaped and ran nearly 23 hours before finding any help as reported by The Arizona Department of Corrections.
Comer and Willis were apprehended the very next day. His excuse for the killings was out of revenge for when he had been in Folsom State Prison in the 1980's for rape and assault with a deadly weapon. Comer told authorities that the guards had beaten and tortured him and other inmates with cattle prods.He then stated that the incidents had turned him in a methamphetamine user when he was released, and he was bound to go back to prison,as reported by The Associated Press. Once tried, Robert Comer was convicted on January 21,1988 and sentenced to death on April 11, 1988.
Comer who more than two decades has been sitting on death row in Arizona says that he is ready to die. He will be the first person executed in Arizona since November 2000. While he was at trial, Comer told the judge and jury "An eye for an eye,", he then proceeded to say, "I mean, I ended a whole bunch of innocent people's lives and changed their lives forever. Even though they're still alive, their lives are destroyed. I owe that to them. I owe it to myself, man. I was totally wrong," The Associated Press reported.
Robert Comer has declined any interviews that have been requested, his lawyer, Michael Kinerer, however told The Associated Press, "He is glad that it is proceeding on schedule and really just wants to basically have these last few days he has to be with himself and talk to his family members and not really be involved in the legal process,".
SOURCE : The Associated Press -Comer Set To Die Tuesday
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14 Comments
Post a CommentNo matter whether you are a friend or foe of Robert Charles Comer, he will never be forgotten!
I don't wanna hear any more about how "good" this guy was earlier in life...he turned into a freakin monster and ruined many lives....may he rot with the devil for eternity
I only read about Robert 3 years after he left that hell hole. They warehouse prisoners instead of rehabilitating them.Robert was a warm loving person. I wish I had known him. love to gina!!!
Married on May 22, 1976
What is the latest news on Robert Comer? Robert was a big brother to me as a child. After he got back from the army, him & his wife lived with my family for awhile. I beleive his life changed after leaving the army. Does anyone know where his brothers and or parents live? Moved from San Jose to Placerville Calif last I heard.
all of you can go screw yourself ,my brother my pain
you cant blame noone but yourself for the crimes you commit murder or any other crime obviously he had major issues with the general public and the system...
I knew Robert Comer at a different time in his life. I firmly believe he had to be a victim himself of mental illness because as a young man he had an incredible heart, a passion for life, and an undying love and commitment for his friends. I was a very young teen friend of Robert, and I am devasted and sad to learn of the changes that occurred in his life. I know people may be critical of me, and I do not condone what he did, but this speaks volumes of mental illness and the need to take care of good people. Robert was a good young man, and he would have given his life for the people he cared most about even as a young man.
I do not know his living daughter, but please know that your dad was an awesome man in another time in his life, and he was an incredible friend. I believe Robert is forgiven, and I believe he did accept Christ into his heart. I obviously feel for his victimes and their families. May God bless all of you. There is no value to hold hate for Robert. He ha
A sad story for everyone involved.
I do not now nor will I ever condone or be able to fathom what "Gypsy", as he called himself did, however, I will always remember Robert "Bobby" Comer. He was my cousin. He had family, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles, brothers, grandparents and a daughter that loved him.Yes I said loved him. He was wrong,he has been punished, and yes the family still loves him. You can scream foul, you can scream justice, you can scream anything you want. It changes nothing. The bottom line is: If God can send His Son to die for ALL of our sins,then forgive us. . . who are we to not be able to forgive?? I forgive Robert Charles Comer!!