Confessed killer seeking release will first be evaluated

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man who confessed to killing three people with his brother during a murderous rampage in the 1980s and now wants to be released from prison after 20 years must first undergo an evaluation, a judge said Thursday.

That evaluation will help determine whether Nathaniel Cook should be classified as a sex offender and required to notify authorities of his address every 90 days if he is released.

It was the first time Cook had been back in the courthouse since he and his older brother, Anthony Cook, agreed to a plea deal nearly two decades ago and admitted they were behind nine killings, including a string of eight murders in 1980 and '81.

Some of the victims' family members wiped away tears when Cook, shackled and wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, walked into court alongside two deputies.

Source: yahoo