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A convicted killer. A published author.

Then this p.o.s should be sued by the victim's family for all the money made on the book.
 
For a time, "Son of Sam" laws, which prevented criminals from profiting off their crimes, were on the books. In 1991, SCOTUS unanimously tossed them.
I don't think that is true. According to Wikipedia, that lawsuit was about Wiseguy and the was found to be too broad. I think the laws are written so that convicts automatically forfeit income as victim restitution, but are allowed to publish, therefore no prohibition on speech.
 

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