James Games
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Marion County, Indiana, USA
- Date of birth
- J uly 22, 1964
- Age at first offence
- 19
- Characteristics
- homosexual rapist, murder for hire, robbery, domestic violence
- Victim profile
- Thomas Ferree, 42 (acquaintance)
- Method of murder
- Stabbing and bludgeoning with knife, meat cleaver and fireplace poker
- Date(s) of murder
- July 14, 1983
- Years active
- 1983
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on April 5, 1984.
Timeline
- April 5, 1984 — Games was sentenced to death.
- 06-15-99 — On remand, Marion County Superior Court sentenced Games to 60 years for Murder, 50 years for Robbery (A Felony), and 8 years for Conspiracy to Commit Robbery (C Felony), with Murder and Robbery sentences to run consecutively for a total of 110 years imprisonment.
Background
Ferree anticipated sexual favors from Games and Tillberry. Games told Tillberry to consent and to stab Ferree on the stairs. Ferree was a homosexual.
The offence
Games and Tillberry invited Ferree upstairs. Tillberry was invited upstairs to take a shower with Ferree. Ferree fell after Tillberry stabbed him on the stairs. After Ferree fell, Games attacked Ferree and stabbed him with the same knife.
Games continued to stab and bludgeon Ferree using an assortment of knives, a meat cleaver, and a fireplace poker provided by Tillberry. After the killing, they took the victim's car and fled.
Ferree died as a result of the multiple stab wounds.
Investigation
Tillberry was the star witness for the State at trial.
Trial
Conviction: Murder, Conspiracy to Murder, Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery.
Sentencing
- April 5, 1984 — Sentencing: April 5, 1984 (Death Sentence).
- Aggravating Circumstances: b(1) Robbery
- Mitigating Circumstances: 18 years old at the time of the murder, minimal prior criminal record, paltry education, unstable family life, consumed alcohol and marijuana on day of murder, remorse over killings, voluntarily surrendered to police, alcohol and drug abuse as teenager, father was abusive alcoholic prone to violence.
Tillberry received a 55 year sentence.
Appeals
On Remand: 06-15-99 Marion County Superior Court.
Outcome
On remand on 06-15-99, Tonya Walton Pratt sentenced James R. Games to 60 years for Murder, 50 years for Robbery (A Felony), and 8 years for Conspiracy to Commit Robbery (C Felony), with Murder and Robbery sentences to run consecutively for a total of 110 years imprisonment.
Other details
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