Charles Severance appears at his trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Thursday October 08, 2015 in
Fairfax, VA. Severance is accused of three murders over the course of a decade in Alexandria, VA.
(Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

Defense attorney, Joe King, left, talks with Charles Severance as he appears during his trial in Fairfax
County Circuit Court on Tuesday October 13, 2015 in Fairfax, VA. Severance is accused of three
murders over the course of a decade in Alexandria, VA.
(Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

Charles Severance looks toward his parents (out of picture) as he is wheeled from the courtroom for a break
at the trial for alleged Alexandria serial killer at the Fairfax County Circuit Court on Wednesday,
October 14, 2015, in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

Charles Severance listens during his murder trial after a recess at Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va.,
Oct. 15, 2015. Severance is accused of three murders over the course of a decade in Alexandria, Va.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Charles Severance talks with his attorney Joe King during his murder trial at the Fairfax County
Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Charles Severance is escorted out of a court room for a lunch break during his trial at the Fairfax County
 Circuit County in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Severance is accused of three murders over
the course of a decade in Alexandria, Va.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, Pool)

Charles Severance, right, talks with his defense attorney Joe King during trial at the Fairfax County
Circuit County, in Fairfax, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Severance is accused of three murders
over the course of a decade in Alexandria, Va.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, Pool)

Charles Severance is escorted out of the courtroom during a short recess in his murder trial
at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.
(Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post)

Charles Severance leaves the courtroom after he is found guilty of three murders in Alexandria, Va.
The Fairfax County jury reached its verdict on Monday November 02, 2015.
(Pool Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

Charles Severance

Charles Severance

Charles Severance sits during his sentencing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in
Fairfax, Va. Severance, a serial killer convicted of killing three prominent Alexandria residents over the course
of a decade as part of a grudge against the city’s elite, was sentenced to life in prison.
(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

 

Charles Severance sits during his sentencing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016,
in Fairfax, Va. Severance, a serial killer convicted of killing three prominent Alexandria residents over the
course of a decade as part of a grudge against the city’s elite, was sentenced to life in prison.
(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Charles Severance tells Judge Randy Bellows that he no longer wants to be represented by his defense
attorneys, Joe King, second from right, and Chris Leibig, right, during his sentencing at the Fairfax
County Circuit Court, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Fairfax, Va.
(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)