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Kentucky Releases Child Killer Again; Logan Tipton’s Dad Says It May Be His Breaking Point
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A Father Faces the Pain Again Dean Tipton, the father… |
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A Father Faces the Pain Again Dean Tipton, the father of six-year-old Logan Tipton, is grieving in public after the man who killed his son was released from prison for the second time. Logan was stabbed to death in his bed during a home invasion in Versailles, Kentucky, on December 7, 2015. Tipton wrote on Facebook that the justice system gave his family a life sentence while the man responsible received what he called a “slap on the wrist.” In another post, he said he has tried for years to keep going after Logan’s death, but this latest release may be his breaking point. His words were raw, painful, and direct, as any parent can understand without needing a law degree or a committee hearing. What Happened in the Case Ronald Exantus broke into the Tipton family home in 2015 and killed Logan while the child slept. He also attacked Logan’s father and sisters. Authorities said Exantus did not know the family before the attack. In 2018, a jury found Exantus not guilty by reason of insanity on the murder and first-degree burglary charges, citing schizophrenia. The jury convicted him as guilty but mentally ill on assault charges tied to…
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