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Jeremiah Hassel

Death Row child killer utters chilling 3 words after elbowing lawyer in face

"Damnit, I missed." Those were the words convicted double-murderer Joseph Zieler moaned to his lawyer seconds after striking him in the face with his elbow in a courtroom full of people.

Attorney Kevin Shirley knew something was up when the defendant beckoned to him and called him his first name.

"Throughout the trial, Mr Zieler would seek to confer with me, and since I was seated the farthest from him, he would wave me over and frequently called me 'Mr Shirley,'" he told the Mirror.

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