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| Release sought for dying inmate |
| By latimes.com |
| Published: 08/17/2009 |
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Deborah Peagler, who has terminal lung cancer, is serving a life sentence for luring an abusive boyfriend to his death in 1982. The decision is in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's hands. Advocates for battered women are urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to release a terminally ill prison inmate who is serving a life sentence for her role in the 1982 murder of her abusive boyfriend at a secluded park near Lawndale. A state parole board decided last month that Deborah Peagler should be released after spending more than 25 years in prison for luring the victim to Alondra Park, where two men beat and strangled him with an electrical cord. The governor has until Aug. 21 to decide whether to reverse the parole board's decision. Peagler's lawyers argue that she was the victim of prolonged and extreme violence at the hands of her longtime boyfriend, Oliver Wilson, 23, a pimp and drug dealer. They said Wilson forced her into prostitution, beat her with a bullwhip and, a few days before he was killed, took her to a motel and repeatedly raped her. Peagler also has accused prosecutors of using false testimony against her during a key court hearing before she pleaded guilty to murder. But Los Angeles County prosecutors dispute Peagler's claims, saying she has given inconsistent accounts about the extent of the violence and whether she knew the two men intended to kill Wilson. Prosecutors contend that Peagler had several reasons to arrange Wilson's death, including jealousy of his new girlfriend and a desire to cash in on his life insurance. Read More. |
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