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Parole Chief: Right Decision Made on Killers

Had no info that burglar was 'cold, calculating predator'

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Jul 26, 2007 4:55 PM CDT
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(Newser) – A Connecticut parole chief is under fire for releasing a burglar who’s now suspected of kidnapping and raping two sisters before murdering them, along with their mother. But Robert Farr is standing by his decision, claiming the board was missing facts at the time of the parole—and its decision might have been different otherwise.

The suspect and his accomplice had both served time for local burglaries and were each recently granted parole, the Hartford Courant reports. One had been called a “cold, calculating predator" by a judge in 2002, information that the parole board lacked when it heard his case.

In this photo provided by Muldoon Photography, the Petit is shown at the Hartford Club in October 2006 at Dr. Petit's installation as president of the Hartford County Medical Association. Dr. William Petit Jr. and his family, wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their two daughters, Hayley, top left and Michaela. Bouquets...
In this photo provided by Muldoon Photography, the Petit is shown at the Hartford Club in October 2006 at Dr. Petit's installation as president of the Hartford County Medical Association. Dr. William...   (Associated Press)
In this photograph supplied by the Connecticut State Police, Joshua Komisarjevsky is shown. Komisarjevsky, 26, and Steven Hayes, 44, were arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in connection with a home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007. Dr. William Petit Jr., a prominent...
In this photograph supplied by the Connecticut State Police, Joshua Komisarjevsky is shown. Komisarjevsky, 26, and Steven Hayes, 44, were arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in connection...   (Associated Press)
In this photograph supplied by the Connecticut State Police, Steven Hayes is shown. Hayes, 44, and Joshua Komisarjevky, 26, were arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in connection with a home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007. Dr. William Petit Jr., a prominent...
In this photograph supplied by the Connecticut State Police, Steven Hayes is shown. Hayes, 44, and Joshua Komisarjevky, 26, were arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in connection with...   (Associated Press)
One of two suspects in a Cheshire, Conn., home invasion and triple homicide on Monday July 24, 2007 is brought into Meriden superior court on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The Suspects, Steven Hayes of Winsted Conn., and Joshua Komisarjevsky of Cheshire, Conn. were brought to the court for arraignment. (AP...
One of two suspects in a Cheshire, Conn., home invasion and triple homicide on Monday July 24, 2007 is brought into Meriden superior court on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The Suspects, Steven Hayes of Winsted...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut State Police and Cheshire Police and Fire officials are seen outside the Sorghum Hill Drive home of Dr. William Petit, a noted specialist in diabetes, in Cheshire, Conn., on Monday July 23, 2007. Intruders broke into the home of a prominent doctor, held the family hostage for several hours...
Connecticut State Police and Cheshire Police and Fire officials are seen outside the Sorghum Hill Drive home of Dr. William Petit, a noted specialist in diabetes, in Cheshire, Conn., on Monday July 23,...   (Associated Press)
William Petit Jr., M.D. is seen in this undated photo supplied by the Hospital of Central Connecticut where he heads their diabetes center. Petit was injured when , according to police, intruders broke into his home Monday in Cheshire, Conn. Three people were killed and Petit was injured in connection...
William Petit Jr., M.D. is seen in this undated photo supplied by the Hospital of Central Connecticut where he heads their diabetes center. Petit was injured when , according to police, intruders broke...   (Associated Press)
A member of the Connecticut state police prepares to enter the Petit home in Cheshire, Conn., on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The home was the scene of a home invasion in which three members of the Petit family were killed after intruders entered their home early Monday. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
A member of the Connecticut state police prepares to enter the Petit home in Cheshire, Conn., on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The home was the scene of a home invasion in which three members of the Petit family...   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo provided by the Greater Connecticut Chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, right, and her daughter Hayley Petit are shown. At least two men broke into a prominent doctor's home early Monday, kidnapped a female family member to withdraw money from a bank and then killed his...
In this undated photo provided by the Greater Connecticut Chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, right, and her daughter Hayley Petit are shown. At least two men broke into a prominent...   (Associated Press)
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Suspect was adopted, troubled as a youth
New York Post

Murderers may have planned attack far in advance
ABC News

 
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