Finch Guilty of Murder in Hit-and-Run Deaths

84 WHAS ^ | Dec. 15, 2009 | Staff

[Stonewall Jackson]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A jury has found Kenielle Finch guilty of two counts of murder in the hit-and-run deaths of two young girls in 2008.

Finch was speeding away from police when he hit 5-year-old Claudia Wadlington and 4-year-old Riley Lawrence as they crossed Floyd Street in July 2008.

Finch faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a possibility of parole after serving 20 years.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Killing a four-year-old and a five-year-old will make for a long twenty years in Eddyville.

[LanPB01]

I hope they bury him under the prison. May he rot.

[LanPB01]

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091215/NEWS01/912150333/

For those unfamiliar with what this piece of human garbage did.

[Stonewall Jackson]

Claudia and Riley

Crime scene investigators estimated that Finch was doing 65-70 mph when he struck the two girls, who were on their way to swimming lessons, and that he never even attempted to hit the brakes.

His lawyer did not present any evidence, cross-examine any witnesses, or call any witnesses. I guess the lawyer was smart enough to realize a no-win situation when he saw one.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

Finch did not intend to hurt anybody and in fact had run from police several times previously with no one being injured.

Words fail me.

[AuH2ORepublican]

I never knew those things could be so dangerous--or remorseless:

[Stonewall Jackson]

A friend of mine is an EMT in Louisville who responded to this crime scene. He wouldn’t go into detail, but he said he saw 20-year veteran LEO’s walking around with tears in their eyes, shaking their heads at the senselessness of it.

[Former Proud Canadian]

I love this quote from his lawyer: "But Rea said Finch did not intend to hurt anybody and in fact had run from police several times previously with no one being injured."

[LanPB01]

Apparently, the “I ran from the police before with no problems” defense didn’t take.

[Bobalu]

If I had run down those two little ones I would beg the judge to sentence me to death...the sooner the better, as an example to others.

What good would it do to live on after such a thing anyway!?

[facedown]

His lawyer did not present any evidence, cross-examine any witnesses, or call any witnesses.

Sounds like grounds for an appeal.

[AppyPappy]

They were keeping him down

[Oldpuppymax]

And Hussein loses another vote. Too bad that wasn’t who he hit.

[Allegra]

But Rea said Finch did not intend to hurt anybody and in fact had run from police several times previously with no one being injured.

Oh, well, I guess this makes it OK, then.

[WVNan]

For a Mom or Dad, this story is just a heartbreaker. Those darling little girls gone in a split second. Scary.

Claudia & Riley