Cited: CNN

Maksim Gelman, age 24, was sentenced to 25 years to life for each of the four murders that he was found guilty of committing in 2011. Gelman also received the maximum penalty allowed by law for other crimes he committed during a twenty-four hour crime and killing spree that he went on in 2011. The other crimes included two counts of attempted murder, two counts of first degree and second degree robbery, and second degree assault.

Gelman’s night of terror started in Brooklyn and ended in NYC when he stabbed and killed a NYC subway passenger. His rampage took him from  Kings County to NYC and started by his stabbing and killing his stepfather over an argument about using his stepmother’s car. He then went on to kill a female friend and her mother after which Gelman stole a car and raced away from the crime scene. In his haste to get away from the scene of the crime, Gelman ran down an eldery man who was killed on impact. Besides those that he fatally stabbed, Gelman also was found guilty of slashing two other unsuspecting individuals that were doing nothing more than waiting for a subway train.

Gelam was arrested on February 12, just one day after committing his crimes, in Times Square. The convicted killer will now serve each sentence consecutively, 200 years, and it is likely that he will never be a free man again. He still is awaiting his sentence for the attempted murder conviction also handed down as part of his list of crimes.

My take:

Throw him in and throw away the key. This guy was obviously wound tighter than a Swiss watch so it was probably just a powder keg waiting to explode. You have to feel for all of the innocent people that got in his way and just hope that his long sentence will give their families some solace and closure.

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