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Stephen Mobley, your classic suburban-American boy born and raised into a middle-class loving home. He was never abused or bullied as a child and seemed to live a well-rounded life. However, as Mobley grew older little spurts of violence and malicious behavior began appearing from the darkness. At the age of 25 Stephen Mobley walked into his neighborhood pizza shop and did not return with a pizza, but with a sentence to life in prison on death row, awaiting execution. Mobley shot and killed the manager of the pizza shop in the neck after robbing the cash register and joking that he was interested in filling a vacant management position after the manager was dead. (Connor)
So, how can this happen? A vicious murder committed by a seemingly typical …show more content…

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