MELBOURNE, Fla., July 28 (UPI) -- Curtis Fairchild Jones, who at age 12 was considered the youngest convicted murderer in United States history, walked out of prison today a free man at age 29.
Jones and his 13-year-old sister Catherine admitted in 1999 to killing their father's girlfriend, Sonya Nicole Speights, with their father's handgun amid claims they were sexually abused by a male relative living with them. They claimed neither their father nor Speights would help them so they plotted to kill all three. The claims were never substantiated. Prosecutors said the children were jealous of Speights.