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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

'Hand of Death' killer found guilty of murder, slashing Cessnock jail inmate's throat

Kevin James Pettiford described it as his "inner monster", telling detectives he was eternally trapped in an internal struggle between good and evil.

"I know I am evil, right," Pettiford said during one of many police interviews. "But I always say calculated and controlled evil."

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