Original sentence: According to the prosecution, Megan had approached Timmendequas' house on July 29, 1994; he allegedly tricked her inside by saying he had a puppy that was too young to come outside.Megan's death resulted in the New Jersey Legislature passing Megan's Law, which requires notification when a convicted sex offender moves into a neighborhood.The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation was founded in Megan's memory.The prosecution further stated that once Megan entered the house and found that the puppy did not exist, Timmendequas proceeded to rape her, and that afterwards, Timmendequas killed her by slamming her head into a dresser and suffocating her with a plastic bag, finally strangling her to death with a belt.Timmendequas remains on death row in New Jersey, and maintains that he is innocent of the charges for which he was convicted in relation to Megan's death
Edited sentence: According to the prosecution, Kanka had approached Timmendequas' house on July 29, 1994; he allegedly tricked her inside by saying he had a puppy that was too young to come outside.Kanka's death resulted in the New Jersey Legislature passing Megan's Law, which requires notification when a convicted sex offender moves into a neighborhood.The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation was founded in Kanka's memory.The prosecution further stated that once Kanka entered the house and found that the puppy did not exist, Timmendequas proceeded to rape her, and that afterwards, Timmendequas killed her by slamming her head into a dresser and suffocating her with a plastic bag, finally strangling her to death with a belt.Timmendequas remains on death row in New Jersey, and maintains that he is innocent of the charges for which he was convicted in relation to Kanka's death