No words can possibly express the horrific nature of what that man did. thank God he was captured quickly.

I echo what Anna said except I'll substitute animal for man. This is a miserable rotten animal who should be executed.

This is a terrible crime, and one wonders if the perpetrator has experienced remorse. One hopes he has. It appears as if there was no connection with the idea that a human life was being snuffed, and yet, crimes of passion happen all the time, and in some countries, they are excused. One hopes Mr. Ann will be helped, even transformed as a result of this horrific deed. One hopes the American system has within it the power and capacity to help such individuals, despite evidence to the contrary.

No matter how hard you may wish or try, some humans are truly unredeemable.
Pray for the family of the victim and for the eternal soul of the killer...

@KyungLee, why are you pulling the race card? If the perpetrator in this case was a white man living in Fort Lee who's native country was England, he better be charged and go to prison just as the non-white man should be. I believe you misperceived what John Ready was saying. And no one is suggesting we live in a country whose judicial system is "heavenly," people get away with rape and murder all over this country. Your comment is highly ignorant. And I suggest you remind yourself how sad and wrong it is that a poor young woman was murdered instead of initiating a debate on the internet. #shutdown

@olivia I'm not simply saying that people in this country dont presume that they live in a "heavenly" judicial system, yet more partisan. And why do you think Mr. Ready brought the whole comment about "in some countries they are excused"? I don't believe I misperceived anything, I'm pointing out what I believed to be ignorant and not simply pulling the race card.

Look. We are just "bystanders". We don't know what was going through that young man's mind. We don't know what this couple's relationship was like. We don't know what she said or did to him that day (if anything). We don't know if he had a medical or psychological condition. We just don't know. Causing the death of someone is shocking, but so too is rushing to judgment without a full picture of the facts. "Unredeemable"? "Run him over and leave him in the street"? "Miserable rotten animal"? How can we make such extreme judgments on a mere news story which is probably second or even third hand information? Let the lawyers do their job and the judicial system do its job. Otherwise, it seems that there just might be a little "Charles Ahn" in all of us.

Exactly. We are quick to judge. I was pointing at the possibility that our system might actually help, as opposed to further harm this young man, and therefore whatever society he finds himself in next, even within a prison structure. There are countries in the world, and thankfully, the U.S. is not one of them, where killing a partner -- usually it is the wife that is killed -- in a fit of passion is excused. The status of women in general around the world -- in India, for example -- is not good. That is a fact. To talk about the young man who committed this awful deed in terms of mowing him down on the street, etcetera, is to put oneself in the same ignorant mindset that believes it's OK to kill in retaliation and to be brutal....You see how far involvement in wars has gotten us as a human race....Further, we can't possibly judge the state of this young man or young woman at the time of this event. Perhaps he is mentally ill. Perhaps she was as well. Perhaps they were both isolated on top of this, within the culture and as a couple. There are many possibilities, and thank god it's not up to me or anyone here to determine justice for Mr. Ann. Most certainly, I am relieved he is off the streets. And again, I do hope the justice system into which he is placed, is equipped to mend his problems -- obviously, for the sake of all.

What he did regardless of the fact is wrong. We are no one to take anyone's life, why is it that a man is such a loser when a woman ends the relationship. Only the man can end the relationship such typical male cheavanist, yet when a female leaves the male they can't handle the situation and they take the matters into there own hands! He should have the worst justice in the world. He does not have any Psychological problems ,because he prepared himself very well after the fact went and got some money,passport and was getting ready to leave. He treated that poor girl worse than garbage, he did not love her , he does not deserve mercy! He deserves the worst punishment he can ever get so he can never hurt another female ever again

I think all of you need help after reading these comments.
Our society is built upon making us enemies instead of neighborly citizens.
Lets not be ignorant or speak of the "race card" or be so self centered.
A woman died an awful death, focus! It is not all about you, but a young woman, a human being, no matter what country they come from or what the gov't. is like, we are all human and bleed blood.

Sad story. Let her rest in peace. Ann will get whatever it is, that he deserves.
God will handle that.

I find it interesting that while some rush to judge, others rush to make excuses. There are none. Many people in life suffer various problems or mental ills with quiet dignity and would be utterly incapable of this act. Regardless of background, some people have honor, others do not. Where do we draw the line at holding people accountable for their actions? All I know is that a man would have to be a real mad dog to do this. And animals don't get rehabilitated. They get put down.

The most perverted part is yet to come ..when he goes through the U.S. court system and goes before a liberal judge..they'll note his clean criminal record and how he acted in a temporary moment of insanity and he'll be out of prison before he's 50 !! If ever there was a case for capital punishment, this is it ..yet the bleeding hearts would rather see this bum back on the street and moving on to his next victim !!

Who cares about the government !! What does this all have to do with an innocent girl being murdered in her own community?