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killer." He was found guilty of all charges in
December 1998, and finally sentenced to 94 years imprisonment the next month. Upon hearing the verdict, he dropped his head backwards and started to laugh, much to the courtroom's shock. For his final words before the court, Harris told the King County Superior Court Judge Marsha Pechman that there were more like him out there, and that nobody was safe, even in their own homes and apartments. He also added that there was no true justice, as he was still living and breathing, and had certain privileges in prison. He also expressed hopes for the victims' families' forgiveness. Upon being escorted out of the room, he hurled insults at the jury which convicted him. Initially at the
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At his trial, Harris, strapped in a restraining chair because of his unruly behavior, was described as a cunning and manipulative predator who preyed on vulnerable women. According to his attorney, John Hicks, his only reason for confessing was that he "wanted
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The last victim was 25-year-old Olivia Smith, whose date of death is uncertain. After picking her up from an apartment building at
Airport Way South, Harris and Smith engaged in a violent argument about exchanging drugs for sex, after which DeWayne took out a knife and stabbed her numerous times and
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Some time after the murders, Harris was jailed for an unrelated robbery charge. While in jail, around April 1998 he phoned a detective and told him that he could lead him to the murderer. He later was confronted and confessed to murders of three women, claiming that it was his 'hobby' and he got a
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Not long after, Harris picked up 33-year-old
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The first victim was 42-year-old Denise Marie Harris (no relation), whom DeWayne met on First Avenue in downtown
Seattle. Along with an unnamed accomplice, they strangled Denise with a belt, removing some of her clothing and then binding her hands and ankles with shoelaces. He also stuffed a
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