Brutal Double Murderer Demands to be Set Free After Biden Spares His Life
In a chilling development tied to a notorious double-murder case, convicted killer Brandon Council, 38, has filed a motion seeking “compassionate release” from prison. This comes just days after President Joe Biden commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Council’s legal motion, submitted to the U.S. District Court in Florence, South Carolina, argues for his release on the grounds of “severe, unnecessary, and unjustifiable psychological harm” caused by prolonged solitary confinement since November 2019. His defense team claims this isolation amounts to “torture” and violates his constitutional rights. They further assert that solitary confinement was not a stipulated component of his original death sentence, according to the Daily Mail.
Council was sentenced to death in 2019 for the cold-blooded murders of CresCom Bank employees Donna Major, 59, and Katie Skeen, 38, during a 2017 armed robbery in Conway, South Carolina. The murders were captured on the bank’s security cameras, which played a critical role in both his apprehension by the Conway Police Department and his eventual conviction.
The bank’s surveillance footage, later shown during his three-week trial, forced the victims’ families to relive the horrifying final moments of the two women’s lives. Betty Davis, Skeen’s mother, recalled the pain of seeing the video evidence, stating, “There is no place for sympathy for that man.”
This request comes as the family of Skeen, one of the victims, reacted with outrage over the president’s decision to commute Council’s sentence. Betty Davis, Skeen’s mother, called both Biden and Council “low lives” after learning of the decision in a conference call with victim advocates.
“I just felt heart-sick when they told us,” Davis said. “It was like my world had just fallen apart all over again.”
Council was one of 37 death-row inmates whose sentences were commuted to life in prison without parole by President Biden in one of his final decisions before leaving office. Three other inmates on death row were not granted clemency, as TTOA previously reported.
For the victims’ families, Council’s death sentence had symbolized justice for the horrific murders. Davis emphasized its importance, saying, “Him getting the death sentence meant everything to us. It meant justice for Katie and Donna.”
The tragedy left an indelible mark on the small town of Conway, home to just over 17,000 residents. The brutal killings of Major and Skeen rocked the tight-knit community, sending shockwaves through the area and leaving a scar that residents say is still felt to this day.
The trauma of the murders is still fresh for Skeen’s family, who vividly recall the devastating moments following the crime. Davis described how her husband rushed out the door upon receiving a call from the sheriff, with the family quickly learning the horrifying details.
Now, Council’s request for release has reignited the family’s grief and anger. Davis, along with other family members, has expressed deep disappointment and outrage over the possibility that Council could walk free after the heinous crimes he committed.
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