Craig Price: Confessions of a Teenage Serial Killer
The Verdict
On October 6, 1994, the defense and the prosecution teams presented their closing arguments. Following brief but powerful arguments, the jury retired to deliberate on the case. It would take them a day to reach a decision.
The next afternoon the jury returned their verdict. Craig was found guilty on both counts of extortion and simple assault. According to Lang, when the verdict was read, those listening seemed to feel that what he was really found guilty of was the long-ago murders. Relief spread throughout much of the courtroom as fears of Craig returning to society rapidly diminished.
That December, a hearing was held to determine Craigs punishment. Judge Needham sentenced him to 15 years, eight of which were suspended, at the Adult Correctional Institution in
According to a 2004 article in The Providence Journal, Craig bit a correctional officers finger during a brawl in February 1996. The article stated that prosecutors took the uncommon step of charging him for probation violation, even though he was still imprisoned. He was also charged with assault. Craig was found guilty of the accusations and sentenced to an additional year in prison.
The next year, Craig was placed on trial for criminal contempt because he failed to comply with the psychological evaluations ordered by the state. The charges against him stemmed from complaints from psychiatrists who claimed that he lied about the events surrounding the murders. During the trial, Craig admitted to the charges and he was eventually found guilty. According to court records, Craig received an additional 25 years on top of his other sentences. Ten of the years were to be served outright with 15 years probation.
In October 1998, seven more years were added to Craigs sentence for assaulting a correctional officer. It would not be his last time. In February 1999 and again in October 2001, Craig was sentenced to a total of four more years for again verbally and physically assaulting correctional officers.
To date, there is no telling exactly when Craig Price will ever be released from prison. His projected release date is scheduled for February 2022. However, some dont expect Craig will be released until well after the date, because of his continuing volatile behavior towards prison guards. Many Rhode Islanders prefer it that way.