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flag Forty years after Carter Lynn Douglas was killed in 1986, her killer, Carey Padilla, was deemed legally insane and returned to a psychiatric hospital.

flag Forty years after 20-year-old Carter Lynn Douglas was murdered in a Rochester gravel pit in 1986, the case remains unresolved in terms of justice, as her killer, Carey Padilla, was deemed legally insane due to schizophrenia and returned to a state psychiatric hospital. flag Padilla, who had a history of untreated mental illness and hallucinations, attacked Douglas with a metal pipe while in a psychotic episode. flag Though he was initially convicted, a second trial found him not criminally responsible, citing delusions and impaired understanding. flag Experts disagreed on whether he was aware of his actions, with some noting body concealment as evidence of intent. flag The case has fueled ongoing debate over mental health care, civil commitment, and community responses to severe psychiatric illness.

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