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John Lennon's Killer: 'Sorry for Being Such an Idiot'

Transcript of Mark David Chapman's parole plea is released

(Newser) - The man who killed John Lennon got turned down for parole yet again earlier this month, but at least Mark David Chapman seems to realize that he acted like "an idiot" on that December day in 1980, reports the Journal News . A newly released transcript of his parole hearing...

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole Yet Again

Mark David Chapman told 'no' for an 8th time

(Newser) - John Lennon's killer was denied release from prison in his eighth appearance before a parole board, correction officials said today. The decision on Mark David Chapman by a three-member board came after a hearing Wednesday, the state Department of Corrections said. Chapman fired five shots on Dec. 8, 1980,...

Manson Follower Granted Parole—Again

Gov. Brown has 150 days to nix Bruce Davis release

(Newser) - Former Charles Manson acolyte Bruce Davis has been granted parole for a third time but it will be at least four months and possibly a lot longer before he becomes a free man. A California parole board has recommended Davis—who murdered two people on Manson's orders in 1969—...

Brooke Astor’s Son, 89, Paroled After 8 Weeks

Lawyers say Anthony Marshall can't stand up

(Newser) - Brooke Astor's 89-year-old son went to prison two months ago following a conviction for stealing from his mother's fortune. Anthony Marshall was supposed to serve a one- to three-year sentence, but he's already been paroled due to his health, the New York Times reports. His lawyers have...

OJ Simpson Granted Parole
 OJ Simpson 
 Granted Parole 
Jul 31, 2013 12:07 PM CDT

OJ Simpson Granted Parole

But he'll remain behind bars

(Newser) - OJ Simpson won parole today, but it'll be a while before he's once again a free-ish man. The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners granted Simpson's request for parole in his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery case, but the parole order only applies to some of the charges....

With 100K Ankle Bracelets, Alarms Often Unheard
 With 100K Ankle Bracelets, 
 Alarms Often Unheard 
INVESTIGATION
Jul 29, 2013 7:05 AM CDT

With 100K Ankle Bracelets, Alarms Often Unheard

GPS devices on offenders give 'false sense of security'

(Newser) - Ankle bracelets that let authorities track parolees and sex offenders released into the community are now being worn by more than 100,000 Americans, but what happens when the alarm sounds? All too often, the answer is nothing, an AP investigation finds. The devices are generating vast numbers of alerts—...

Manson Follower Granted Parole
Manson Follower Granted Parole 
Oct 5, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

Manson Follower Granted Parole

But Gov. Jerry Brown could block release of Bruce Davis

(Newser) - A California man who helped murder two people on the orders of Charles Manson in 1969 has been recommended for release by a state parole panel. Bruce Davis, 70, has been in prison for 40 years for the murders of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald "Shorty" Shea. Davis...

No Parole for Lennon&#39;s Killer
 No Parole for Lennon's Killer 
Aug 23, 2012 9:28 AM CDT

No Parole for Lennon's Killer

Mark David Chapman denied release for 7th time

(Newser) - The seventh time wasn't the charm for John Lennon's killer. Mark David Chapman was today denied parole, in yet another appearance before a parole board. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, and has appeared before the...

John Lennon's Killer Up for 7th Parole Hearing

Mark David Chapman killed the former Beatle 32 years ago

(Newser) - For the seventh time since 2000, Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, is up for parole, reports Reuters . The parole hearing is scheduled for this week, says a spokesman for New York state's Department of Corrections, and a decision on whether to release him is expected by...

America's Longest-Serving Female Inmate Freed

Betty Smithey spent 49 years in prison for murdering 15-month-old

(Newser) - With the help of a cane, Betty Smithey walked out of prison yesterday after 49 years behind bars, following the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency's declaration that she was no longer any threat to society. It was a day that for decades seemed unlikely to ever come. Smithey was...

Charles Manson: I'm a Very Dangerous Man

He admitted to 5 murders to psychologist, parole hearing told

(Newser) - Corrections officials in California quoted Charles Manson's own words when they denied him parole for a 12th time yesterday . "I am special. I am not like the average inmate. I have put five people in the grave," Manson told a prison psychologist late last year, according to...

Manson Denied Probable Last Shot at Parole

Mass murderer's next chance won't come until he's 92

(Newser) - Charles Manson was denied parole today, for the 12th—and probably final—time. After today's rejection, California can deny Manson parole for another 15 years, the AP notes, at which point the mass murderer would be 92 years old. Manson himself skipped the parole hearing, but Debra Tate, the...

Cannibal Model Omaima Nelson Seeks Parole
 Cannibal Model Seeks Parole 
Oct 4, 2011 11:58 PM CDT

Cannibal Model Seeks Parole

Omaima Nelson killed, ate husband in 1991

(Newser) - Twenty years after she spent Thanksgiving weekend dining on her husband's ribs cooked barbecue-style, Omaima Nelson is seeking release from a California prison. The Egyptian-born former model—who had been married to her husband for less than a month when she killed him, dismembered him, and ate parts of...

LA to State: We Can't Watch All These Cons

California dumps responsibility onto county, city

(Newser) - The good news for California is that its state prison system has a lot fewer prisoners and parolees to deal with. The bad news, according to the mayor and police chief of Los Angeles, is that crime on the streets is going to rise. The state last weekend shifted responsibility...

Hundreds of Violent Calif. Inmates Freed by Mistake

High error rate found in unsupervised parole system

(Newser) - California has been ordered to release tens of thousands of prisoners over the next two years to relieve overcrowding, but it's already failing to release inmates safely, according to the state's inspector general. Some 450 inmates "with a high risk of violence" were mistakenly released on unsupervised...

Quadriplegic Rapist Denied Parole

Calif. board rejects first inmate considered under medical parole law

(Newser) - A convicted rapist paralyzed from the neck down after he was stabbed by another inmate a decade ago has been denied parole in California. Steven Martinez was the first inmate to be considered for medical parole under a new state law aimed at saving the expense of providing medical care...

Dad: If My Son's Murderer Is Paroled, I'll Kill Him

RI child killer may win early release

(Newser) - The father of a boy murdered in Rhode Island 36 years ago says he will kill his son's murderer if he wins early release. Michael Woodmansee killed 5-year-old Jason Foreman in 1975. He kept the boy's shellacked bones in his bedroom for years, only confessing to the killing in 1982,...

Lennon's Killer Almost Picked Johnny Carson, Liz Taylor

Mark David Chapman settled on 'accessible' Beatle

(Newser) - Mark David Chapman considered killing Liz Taylor or Johnny Carson, he told a parole hearing earlier this month. There were other names on his hit list but he can no longer remember them, Chapman revealed. "I lose memory of perhaps the other two," he said, according to a...

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole Again

Mark David Chapman will stay at Attica

(Newser) - It's been 30 years since John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York apartment, and in that time his killer has applied for parole six times. Once again, his plea for release has been rejected. Mark Chapman, now 55, was given a 20-years-to-life sentence for the December 1980...

Peru Paroles American Lori Berenson

New Yorker has been jailed 15 years for helping guerrillas

(Newser) - Peru has granted parole to Lori Berenson, an American who has spent the last 15 years in prison on charges that she helped leftist guerrillas, reports Reuters . An appeal is expected, but Berenson is expected to be released tomorrow. The former New Yorker, now 40, was jailed after moving to...

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