A WANNABE serial killer who dubbed himself "the hand of death" and killed two homeless men before slashing the throat of another inmate at Cessnock jail should spend the rest of his life behind bars for what prosecutors have labelled "a brutal and callous killing".
And the push for Kevin James Pettiford to receive a life sentence comes as the daughter of one of his victims read a statement about the impacts of the 38-year-old's "evil choice", saying he should be held accountable for his "disgusting and pathetic act".