Killer faces appeal: 'We really want some closure'
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Lisa Flormoe, 22 of Eugene, was visiting friends near Wilsonville in August of 1991. She opened the door of the home she was visiting and was greeted by a stranger, 16 year-old Todd Davilla.
At the time, Flormoe did not know the boy would be the one to take her life.
Flormoe was raped and brutally murdered with a pocket knife that night.
It took several weeks to hunt down the suspect but the investigation eventually lead detectives to Davilla. When police caught up with the boy he confessed to killing Flormoe.
When Davilla went to court he was tried as an adult, in spite of being a juvenile at the time of the murder.
He was initially sentenced to 116 years in prison. After numerous appeals on the grounds of his age at the time of the crime, his sentenced was reduced to 20 years.
Nearly 20 years since he was sentenced, Davilla is still being held in jail on account of the appeal.
On October 23rd, the appeal hearing is scheduled in Portland at the Clackamas County Courthouse. Flormore's mother, Karen Smith, said that Davilla should serve out his initial sentence.
"People say well everything happens for a reason...the only reason I’ve ever come up with is this happened to her so horribly that we could put him away forever and he wouldn’t be able to do this to anybody else," Smith said.
Smith and Lisa's sister, Lorna, said they have had a lot of frustration with the judicial system.
"It just keeps going on and on. We really want some closure to the whole thing and be able to heal and move on ... without realizing every time we go to court it’s only gonna be a few years and we’ll be back here," Lorna said.
But for Lisa's mother, the only thing that will truly make the pain go away is to have her daughter back.
"The feeling for me was just the grief of wanting her back…that lasted for a long time. I would love to have her back...if she could come back next week I would say give him another chance. I know that’s impossible but it took me a long time to be able to let that go because that’s all that made me feel better," Smith said.
Davilla has chosen not to have a jury during the October 23 appeal. A lone judge will make the decision on behalf of his future.
A word for the Lone Judge. This what ever you want to call him being 16 years old at the time knew what was right, and knew what was wrong, otherwise he would have stayed with his victim until someone arrived to help him. He knew what was wrong and chose to do what was wrong. You as the lone Judge know that this what ever he is gave his victim a life sentence. She lost her enjoyment and precious life. You as the lone Judge have the responsibility to see that this what ever he is never has the opportunity to ever do this to another person. You as the lone Judge shall forever take on the responsibility for this what ever he is if you choose to set him free. You as lone Judge have a very easy and just decision to make, and that is to never let this what ever he is out into free society. His victim got a life sentence, and now you need to give him the same. Do your job or get off the bench.
EYE FOR AN EYE!!!
Please don't let him out. Another young woman will be brutally raped, murdered and her family and friends will suffer. How many women will be raped and murdered before those responsible will be truly
made to pay. Look at the headlines today. I suppose the POS that murdered that beautiful young woman in Gresham will whine his way out of it. Disgusting!
Unbelievable! This guy has not seen one day in prison...