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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

(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... Read full story »

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Parole Chief: Right Decision Made on Killers

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