Capital Punishment: Justice to the Victims and Their Families Capital punishment serves justice to the victims and their families. Taking the life of another individual exempts the taker of that life the For example, take the case of Stephanie Schmidt, a young woman who was brutally raped and murdered 5 years ago, outside of Pittsburg, Kansas. Her murderer, Donald Gideon, was a convicted sex offender. He received 40 years without parole, but does this really seem to be fitting for his crime. What does it say about the value of Stephanie's life when the man who tortured, raped, and killed her is provided with clea