Trials such as Frank Spisak's, who was executed in Ohio on February 17, 2011, "Spisak was executed for the murders of three men and was characterized as a Nazi sympathizer. After his execution, his lawyers said "The media will focus on the 'nazi' propaganda of the prosecution...the truth is [Spisak] was seriously mentally ill and committed the crimes because of this mental illness, not because of hate,"" Spisak was someone who suffered from insanity, but it was too late to change the verdict on his death penalty or not. ...

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