Reply #1: So of the five, the first two have escaped the hangman's noose [View All]

[KansDem]

From the article:

Spc. James P. Barker, 24, of Fresno, Calif., pleaded guilty to rape and murder in November as part of an agreement to testify against the others. He was sentenced to 90 years in military prison.

Two others — Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman, 22, of Chambersburg, Pa., and Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, 23, of Huffman, Texas — await courts-martial in the coming months on charges related to the attack.

A fifth person, former private Steven D. Green, 21, of Midland, Texas, faces federal charges of rape and murder. Green, the alleged ringleader in the attack, was discharged from the military before the allegations surfaced in June.

Green will be tried in U.S. District Court in Kentucky.

So who faces the death penalty here?

In light of these revelations, it's hard to believe that American Pvt. Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion during the closing days of WWII.