Man who chopped off his coworker's head and put it on display at deli shop in 1991 asks to be let out of secure mental hospital so he can visit the mall

An Illinois man kept at a secure psychiatric hospital since 1993 after he decapitated his co-worker and put the victim's head on display, has asked to be allowed out for day trips. Michael Bethke was 28 when he beheaded Joseph Lesinski Jr at the White Hen Pantry in June 1991, and reportedly scrawled the word 'repent' in blood on the head. He claimed to be suffering from hallucinations that commanded him to kill, but hospital staff say Bethke has made significant progress and should be allowed out on supervised visits.

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