Your example is missing some key points. Imagine if instead of serving that life sentence your murderer fled the country before sentencing. Also imagine that in

Your example is missing some key points. Imagine if instead of serving that life sentence your murderer fled the country before sentencing. Also imagine that instead of writing books by themselves all of their books are co-authored by other famous authors. Should you be spending your money on books that were written by a fugitive? Would it be wrong to judge their publishers and co-authors for collaborating with a fugitive?