I am always for admitting guilt and forgoing the taxpayer expense of a long trial along with the pain it puts the families through so I'm glad he got life in prison (although I wouldn't have been against the death penalty in this case either).  I wonder if in the years to come he will be having a bible study in prison and be mentioned at ass-emblies as being a repentant wrongdoer?  Whatever...............

One of the commenters pointed out the hypocrisy  of some of the comments and attitudes like the one by Whitney's mother that Holt was a puppet of Satan.  JW's think all but they are puppets of Satan!  We will also never know how much the elders already knew about Holt's tendencies and whether it might have safeguarded Whitney if they'd warned the congregation about him.  I do wonder if the society did push to have this case done so that no more media attention would be focused on it or that possibility? 

BTW, I ............56 year old grandmother...........am also considered a 'puppet of satan'.   Boy I hate being categorized with scum like Jonathan Holt.    

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

t.s.eliot