Seath Seath Jackson, Killed, Burned by Ex-Girlfriend,

Seath Jackson, 15, Lured to House, Killed, Burned by Ex-Girlfriend, Other Teens.

The fatal attack on Seath Jackson occurred Sunday at a house in Summerfield, Fla., police believe. Now, four suspects 18 or younger and a 20-year-old are being charged with first-degree murder, and a 37-year-old man is being charged with accessory to murder.

"It's an unimaginable act -- the idea that six people would come together and carry out to kill a 15-year-old," Marion County Police Officer Judge Cochran said. "That's a plot that you just don't expect to see in your next day's newspaper. It's just not something expected in the community."

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Criminal Stars

Thievery is alive and well in Hollywood. The glamorization of crime invariably tickles the curiosity of the public. Criminals have been portrayed as exciting, daring and cunning tantamount to hero status. They are the risk takers who should not be completely judged upon their criminal expression but rather looked at as individuals with some merit. They are cast sympathetically as their relationships are examined and ultimately lend credence to the justification, in their minds, of the criminal choices they have made. But worst of all, they are often shown as being ‘cool’, even as they hurdle towards the death of their freedom.

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