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Polly Klaas Convicted Murderer Getting Resentencing Hearing Friday

April 3, 2024 12:25 pmApril 4, 2024 6:59 pm

This article has been updated, below. After running for governor on a vow to uphold California voters’ support of the death penalty, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in March 2019, shortly after taking office, that he would grant reprieves for all...

One Year Since Arrest of Golden State Killer and Original Nightstalker

April 23, 2019 12:29 pmApril 23, 2019 1:54 pm

“The answer has always been in Sacramento.” That was Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert on April 25, 2018, when she announced the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo. Also present were district attorneys Tony Rackauckas of Orange County, Nancy...

Assemblyman Lackey Proposes Bill to Protect Victims Over Death Row Killers

April 2, 2019 12:15 pmApril 3, 2019 9:12 am

Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) is livid that Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritized death row killers in his recent reprieve on the 737 killers on death row, over the actual victims and families of victims. “The people on death row are not...

Murder Victims’ Families Duped by Gov. Newsom in Pre-Death Penalty Moratorium Meeting

March 27, 2019 3:38 pmApril 12, 2023 12:05 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced March 13 that he is granting reprieves for all 737 death penalty murderers on California’s death row, calling the death penalty “ineffective, irreversible and immoral.” He then signed an executive order putting a moratorium on...