I think that Hooker's crimes could well have received capital modifiers, except that Coker v. Georgia (1977) made unconstitutional the sentence of death for the rape of a woman. And Matt brings up a good point: killing Hooker would be the easy way out. He should live a long hard life in prison, wrought with contemplation and gang rape. We are in the Just Deserts Era.
I agree with Krystle that restorative justice probably isn't a good solution because there's no way for Colleen to ever fully recover. I don't know about the psychological part her recovery; she has, hopefully, received enough compassion and emotional aid from responsible parties. This would be no thanks to most of the media available pertaining to Colleen's story. Mass media has painted her as a fool for hitch hiking and as a greater fool for failing to escape when a seemingly open opportunity presented itself.
I cannot pass judgment on a person who knows firsthand the crass repugnance of humanity's most deplorable specimens. It seems to me that the Hentigs and the Amirs who ponder the ways of the violated and the beaten-down from the safety of their ivory towers understand little of the human condition, emotional or otherwise. (Raleh)