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| MA Board Under Fire after Parolee Murders |
| By boston.com |
| Published: 02/23/2010 |
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NATICK - The sweet-voiced grandmother sat at a table before the Massachusetts Parole Board and said she was not the same woman who killed her sleeping 16-year-old daughter with a shotgun blast on Valentine’s Day in 1990. “I have no expectation to be forgiven by anyone, nor by myself,’’ said Susan Biancardi, 61, who now takes medication to control bipolar disorder. “If I could cut off both my arms and have that night never happen, believe me, I would do it in a heartbeat.’’ Five board members heard Biancardi’s plea for freedom recently following another horrific area slaying, one that has cast a pall over the panel and underscored just how high the stakes can be when weighing whether to give a convicted murderer, no matter how seemingly reformed and remorseful, a second chance. The arrest of Edward Corliss, paroled in 2006 and now charged in the shooting death of convenience store clerk Surendra Dangol, has prompted the panel to conduct an internal review of how it handled the case, with results due in a few weeks. The slaying, which is believed to be the first in at least a decade in which a paroled murderer is accused, has also drawn attention to how the board functions. Read More. |
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