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In 2014, Farrington appeared before the court again, with the request of having his sentence quashed in connection with Robins' killing. He based his reasoning upon the case of
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but managed to rehabilitate himself over time. Farrington then went on to attempt working at several places, including training as a priest, before settling to work at a warehouse. In his spare time, he would draw pictures of boys crying, some of which were even showcased at exhibitions at the
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At some point, he married a woman identified only by the name of 'Dean', with whom he had a daughter. According to Dean, Farrington was a good father, but they eventually had to part ways after she noticed he had begun losing weight too fast and suspected he had taken up smoking crack again.
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who killed four children and his adult lover from 2002 to 2003. Initially sentenced to death for killing 22-year-old Jamal Robins, he was later resentenced to another count of life imprisonment on the basis of his insanity.
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in 2002, whom he had met while in a rehabilitation center. He then directed the police to remote parts of the island and to his house, where, in numbered boxes, the bones of some of the children were found.
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