Lam Luong Sentenced To Death Penalty

Lam Luong has been sentenced to the death penalty.

Luong is the Irvington father convicted of killing his 4 young children by throwing them off the Dauphin Island Bridge in January 2008.

Before the sentence, Luong turned to his wife, started crying and said he was sorry.

Judge Charles Graddick sentenced Luong after a jury recommended the death penalty during the sentencing phase of his trial in March.

In Alabama, the average death row inmate sits on death row for nearly 11 years before he/she is executed. The court wants the prison system to make sure Luong looks at pictures of the kids every day until his execution.

Judge Graddick also ordered Luong to pay $50 million in restitution. Luong did not have enough money to pay for his own defense, so he will likely never make good on that debt. But it assures he will never get a penny if he sells the rights to his story for a book or movie deal.

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