Convicted killer loses petition to change name
Convicted child killer Charles Jaynes’s petition to change his name was denied Wednesday, according to The Boston Globe.
Jaynes was convicted of second-degree murder in 1998 for the gruesome killing of Jeffrey Curley, a 10-year-old Cambridge boy who Jaynes helped kidnap, kill, rape, and throw in a river in an attempt to cover up the crimes.
He petitioned to change his name on the grounds of religious belief. He said he was now a Wiccan and wanted to change his name to reflect that, according to the Globe. The judge ruled he could not change his name because it could cause confusion in the criminal justice system and it would not be in the interest of the public. The judge also said he had not given proof that changing his name was essential to the Wiccan religion.
Read the full story in The Boston Globe.
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