These are all the things Jedidiah Murphy experienced by the time he was just 13 years old, when most children are learning what foods they like or what their talents are. He was never treated for any of these things, and as a result, he did what many do that never get the help they need. He committed a horrific crime and ended up on Texas death row.

Jedidiah was in and out of foster care and had been removed by the state from his first adoptive home due to abuse and violence - something that was common in Jedidiah's life.  He had been subjected to it for as long as he can remember, and at the age of 13 he began drinking to self-medicate the trauma and his complex and debilitating mental disorder called dissociative identity.

He never denied his role in the murder case and he confessed because he never set out to harm anyone.  He doesn't even remember the biggest details of the crime at all, due to his severe mental illness. He suffered blackouts from the ongoing trauma of abuse, neglect and abandonment. He was drugged during his trial and would often sleep during parts of it - seemingly cold and indifferent because he was incapable of normal emotion at all. He even attempted suicide during his trial.

Should the State of Texas kill someone that they clearly failed time and time again as a child?