Alleged? There is video tape of this man dragging her body and putting her on fire; there is video tape of her talking with him at the convenience store; video tape of his buying gasoline. Please...he deserves just what he gave Melanie and worse. I never beleived in the death penalty before but I must say when there is enough evidence AND two people in HIS life have testified that it was him in the videos and that he said he had done it, it should be done! Then he runs back home to Mexico and now he can't be given the death penalty. Where is the justice for Melanie? For her family? For her friends? All these lives have been changed and will never be the same due to this animal's actions.

Having known Melanie, I would think that she would not be in favor of the death penalty based on her beliefs.

To the second Anonymous...its not really important what Melanie would have wanted for Reyes. If its about what Melanie would have wanted or not wanted then it becomes about revenge or forgiveness and not about justice. Reyes violated the most basic of laws both in legal terms in in social terms. He demonstrated his unworthiness to live among us as a human being and as such demonstrated he needed to be removed from our society. Even in prison he would have been a part of that society and as such the only real removal involved executing him. Again, good riddance to bad rubbish.

You all are ridiculous for arguing this topic. Melanie was a close friend...this man killed her for no reason and brutally took her from this world. He should have been brought back, will be tried, convicted, and have to spend the rest of his life knowing that he took away one of the most beautiful and amazing people to ever walk this earth.

Miss you MEL!

He knows even now, free in Mexico, that he has taken the life of a person, which is the wrong thing to do even if the victim were not amazing and beautiful. He's a killer.

He will probably not be brought back from Mexico, but I suggest that jail time will not increase or decrease his own knowledge of his crime. If he has a conscience, which is what you seem to be claiming, it bothers him as much now as it would were he in prison.

If he had a conscience, he would not, perhaps, have committed the crime he did.

We all have to live with ourselves. I just don't want to live in a world where this guy is walking around, in or out of jail, and agree with Lawmage that the sooner he's off the planet, the better.