Steven Hobbs is a suspected serial killer who waited 11 years before the start of his trial Monday, but there was no waiting on his fate.
HOUSTON, Texas -- There would be no more waiting for a suspected serial killer's fate to be decided in a trial, even if it took 11 years to get to jury selections.
Hobbs' decision marks a patient but excruciating wait for closure, especially for the families of Sarah Sanford and Patricia Pyatt, whose loved ones were victimized about eight years apart from each other, between 2002 and 2010. "Steven Hobbs has been a predator. He has been a predator for at least a decade. So now, we're looking at everything just to see if he fits," said then-Harris County Sheriff's Homicide Unit Lt. Rolf Nelson 11 years ago.
So, why did families wait more than a decade for an outcome? Prosecutors pointed at multiple factors, including an election-driven change on the bench, Hurricane Harvey flood damage to the courthouse, and the pandemic.
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