Day 32: Raping and murdering — with a female accomplice
December 3rd, 2009, 2:00 am · 27 Comments · posted by Larry Welborn
1986: Kidnapping, raping and murdering young women is notorious enough, but when you do it with the enthusiastic help from a girlfriend, it raises these heinous crimes to another level.
That’s what happened with James Marlow, an ex-convict from Kentucky who was known as “The Folsom Wolf,” and his girlfriend, Cynthia Coffman, a former cocktail waitress.
James Marlow
He got the death penalty in 1990 for abducting, raping and strangling Lynel Murray, 19, of Huntington Beach on Nov. 12, 1986.
Coffman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Both received death in San Bernardino County in 1989 for kidnapping, raping and murdering Corinna D. Novis, 20, of Redlands three days before Murray was abducted at a dry cleaning business where she worked.
Coffman, who had “Property of the Folsom Wolf” tattooed on her rear end, is one of a handful of women on Death Row in California.
Pictured above: ” I dont want to die,” says Cynthia Coffman, as she pleads for her life in this 1989 Register File Photo.
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Execute both of them. SICK
Ok, I’m not one that likes to bash the OCR on their blog, but I’m just curious…this has been bothering me for a while now, so I have to ask:
Why choose the holiday season to run this series and make us re-live these horrors?
Bob Gannon prosecuted this one—he’s a judge now…
What do I have to say but hey…a life for a life.
Cracks me up how people who murder other people don’t want to die themselves.
amazes me how in jail a crime could be committed , should be the last place any crime could happen
The sooner these two shreds of debris are finally disposed of, the safer we’ll all be.
how could she even say “I don’t want to die?” I imagine the victims didn’t want to die either. They’ll never see the needle but it’s still nice to know they were young when they murdered and I bet every moment goes slow in prison.
This is what she looked like before the defense grooming took place.
http://mylifeofcrime.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/property-of-the-folsom-wolf.jpg
Twenty-three years later and these two are still well fed, reading books, and watching TV on the taxpayers’ dime.
The “Share and Enjoy” directive immediately under the “I don’t want to die” quote is perverse.
I agree. Glad you mentioned it, it caught my eye too.
It would mean more to me if her tears for what she had done to these innocent women. It’s sad, it’s always sad when a human life ends prematurely, but I have no compassion for this woman. She had a choice, and she chose poorly.
Why is she even still on death row?? Put her down already. Give her what she deserves!!
no espanol – Yeah, this is just hilarious.?
Relax. He’s just commenting on the irony of a cold-hearted killer not wanting to die.
I’m sure they’re both still alive and enjoying the perks of death row that gen pop doesn’t get.
no worries, people on death row aren’t put to death in CA.
frombackeast: Just what “perks” would those be?
In 1980 a consent decree mandated certain improved treatment of inmates on California’s death row. Prisoners are allowed five hours a day in the exercise yard. They are offered a high school course through a cell-study program. They have arts and crafts programs and many inmates have become proficient artists. Employees of San Quentin are allowed to buy inmate’s artwork. Each tier of cells has one pay phone. There is a visiting room, which is open four days a week. It is fairly pleasant with murals painted by a condemned man.
Wow!! They really have it good!
Hey Alli, I’m just wondering…Are you being sarcastic with the “they really have it good” statement, or are you honestly impressed by the various activities and such that death row inmates have available to them?
I have heard that the San Quentin death row is considered a much better life than general pop. There was a case a couple weeks ago – some biker murderer – and he wanted death so he could get onto death row and out of general pop.
Yeah, it makes me sick. It’s bad enough they have a much better chance of dying of natural causes than getting the needle; the fact that they actually have a better quality of life than people who have committed lesser crimes is atrocious.
Cyndi was a little ahead of her time with the butt cheek tat.
Why haven’t these people been executed yet? Wouldn’t we save taxpayer money by getting rid of many of the prisoners on death row? I don’t wanna hear it costs more to execute them. Not in this economy, it costs more to keep them in prison. What’s up with you and your thinking Gov. Arnold? You have too many analysts telling you what to do.
Yep, gotta get that GED before you DIE.
” They are offered a high school course through a cell-study program.”
And now the scumbag Folsom Wolf is property of the State Of California until, and if they execute his lousy a-s.