Matthew Cecchi
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Matthew Louis Cecchi (August 12, 1989 - November 14, 1998) was a 9 year old boy who was murdered in Oceanside, California. Matthew, along with his family, had been attending a reunion at a paid camping area at the beach in Oceanside Harbor. His aunt escorted him to the public bathroom, just steps away from his family campsite but he never came out. According to court documents, a teenager soon entered behind Matthew. Matthew's aunt saw the teenager come out a few minutes later. Matthew was still inside. Worried, his aunt decided to go inside to find him. She saw Matthew lying on the floor in a pool of blood. His throat was slashed from ear-to-ear. The aunt screamed and several bystanders came inside. They tried unsuccessfully to give him CPR; Matthew was already dead.
The teenager was in fact 20 year old Brandon Wilson. Wilson told investigators God told him to kill Matthew and then go on a killing spree. In January 1999 he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. When he was found guilty he begged the jury to give him the death penalty. The jury agreed with him and a judge sentenced him to deathrow at San Quentin State Prison. He awaits execution.
