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Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Yahoo
Man who raped, beat teen girl during night out in 1977 granted parole
A 78-year-old man convicted of raping and severely beating an 18-year-old woman more than four decades ago was granted parole by the state's parole board last week in a split decision — his eighth time appearing before the board. Gary Moody was 31 on Oct. 14, 1977, when he met the 18-year-old 'cognitively-delayed' woman at a lounge in downtown Boston. Moody, along with a group of others, played pool and drank there before heading to Franklin Park. On the way to Franklin Park, Moody told the woman he had won a bet while playing pool and was entitled to have sex with her. He and another individual beat the woman before arriving to the park, where the woman was seen crying with her pants pulled down as Moody peed on her. The group headed from Franklin Park to Columbia Point. In the car, Moody repeatedly beat the woman and demanded money from her. He stripped off her clothes, forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her. Moody raped the woman again at Columbia Point, and two other individuals sexually assaulted her. The group continued driving, and Moody again beat and sexually assaulted the woman, demanding her money. Eventually, the group ended up near Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy, where Moody said, 'I have to get rid of her.' He and another individual dragged the woman into the cemetery and behind the car, where he beat her and slit her throat with her pocketknife. Moody walked away but turned around, kicking the woman several times before driving off and leaving her at the cemetery. The woman was able to stumble to a nearby house and was taken to a hospital, where she remained for close to six weeks. She sustained two black eyes, a broken nose, a throat laceration that pierced her esophagus and windpipe, and multiple bruises and lacerations on her face and head. Moody was convicted of rape, robbery, assault to murder, and assault to battery with a dangerous weapon less than a year later, following a trial in Norfolk Superior Court. In its decision, the board notes the now 78-year-old Moody has been sober for 47 years and has not had any disciplinary reports while in custody since 1995. Moody completed a sex offender treatment program in 2014. During the hearing on March 4, Moody was forthcoming before the board, it noted in its decision. He has had significant health issues since his prior hearing in 2019. Both a social worker and a friend of Moody's testified in support of parole. A Norfolk County prosecutor testified in opposition. Moody was released to the Brooke House at Community Resources for Justice, a residential reentry program. As conditions of his parole, he must undergo mental health counseling for adjustment, attend alcoholics anonymous three times a week and must register as a sex offender. More on the Massachusetts Parole Board Mass. father changed his life after prison. Now he's hoping his son will do the same Raised in a family where crime was normal, man who killed 2 as a teen seeks parole After working to better himself in prison, ICE may deport man for killing teen Mass. father's chilling voicemail before family murder still raises questions about motives Parole denied 5th time for Mass. man who stabbed ex 17 times, caused explosion Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Yahoo
Parole denied for Mass. man convicted of raping woman at knifepoint in 1986
Editor's note: This story contains a description of rape. A 70-year-old man convicted of raping a woman at knifepoint nearly four decades ago in New Bedford was denied parole this week following his first appearance before the parole board. The board found he hadn't taken responsibility for his crimes. Steven Correia was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after being convicted of aggravated rape in 1990 for the rape four years earlier. He was also convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to eight to 10 years to run concurrently with the life sentence. On Feb. 12, 1986, around midnight, a woman pulled into a parking space near her grandmother's apartment in New Bedford. As she opened the car door, a man carrying a knife approached her. The man, later identified as Correia, forced his way into the car and held the knife to the woman's throat while grabbing her hair. Correia ordered her to start the car and drive down Highland Street, telling her to park near the overpass. He made her turn the car off and get in the passenger seat, at which point he pushed up the driver's seat and ordered her into the back. The woman pleaded with Correia, but he told her to take off her clothes. Correia then raped her. After the rape, Correia threw the woman's clothes at her and she got dressed. Correia drove the car back to the woman's grandmother's apartment building, and told her he would kill her grandmother if she reported the rape. Correia got out of the car and told the woman to drive away, which she did. The woman quickly found a police officer and reported the rape. Correia was arrested the next day near the scene of the rape, and the woman identified him in a lineup, pointing out some of the clothes he was wearing. In its decision, the board said the 70-year-old Correia did not appear forthright and honest before the board. Correia maintains his innocence of the underlying conviction and of other convictions in sexual assault crimes, despite incriminating testing after his conviction. Correia had escaped from prison from an earlier incarceration when the 1986 rape occurred, the board noted. He has spent more than four decades behind bars. While board members acknowledged some of Correia's achievements, including getting a bachelor's degree from Boston University and participating in multiple committees. But the board encouraged Correia to do more, like enrolling in the Sex Offender Treatment Program. Correia's family and a friend testified in support of parole, while a Bristol County prosecutor testified in opposition. 'The Board concludes by unanimous decision that Steven Correia has not demonstrated a level of rehabilitation that would make his release compatible with the welfare of society,' the decision reads. Correia's next hearing before the board is in four years. More on the Massachusetts Parole Board Man who raped, beat teen girl during night out in 1977 granted parole Mass. father changed his life after prison. Now he's hoping his son will do the same Raised in a family where crime was normal, man who killed 2 as a teen seeks parole After working to better himself in prison, ICE may deport man for killing teen Mass. father's chilling voicemail before family murder still raises questions about motives Read the original article on MassLive.
Washington Post
23-07-2025
- Washington Post
Lawyer seeks release for Erik Menendez, citing medical condition
LOS ANGELES — An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez's release from prison because of a medical condition after he was taken to a hospital. The 57-year-old has been serving a life without parole sentence along with his brother Lyle Menendez after being convicted of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills, California, home in 1989. A judge recently resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole. They will appear in front of the state parole board Aug. 21 and 22.
National Post
11-07-2025
- National Post
Montreal drug trafficker who says he's addicted to crime to be released from prison next month
Article content Colegrove will get out of prison Aug. 21 on statutory release, the law that requires federal offenders who have served two-thirds of a fixed-length sentence be released to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community, under supervision. Article content The parole board placed conditions on that release in the same decision that denied Colegrove full parole. Those include staying away from criminals, alcohol and drugs. He must live in a halfway house and be either 'gainfully employed,' looking for work, upgrading his education or pursuing volunteer gigs. Article content Colegrove will only be allowed to have one mobile phone and one SIM card for the device. He's also supposed to provide his parole officer 'with detailed billing statements showing all incoming and outgoing calls,' and unlock the phone so his minder can check his texts, call logs, emails and social media. Article content Colegrove was arrested in February 2015 for being unlawfully at large, said his parole decision. 'However, during your arrest, the items seized revealed that you were involved in a sophisticated criminal operation ranging from false identifications to equipment used to follow police frequencies and to thwart surveillance. Police found money and a large quantity of illicit drugs (cocaine, cannabis, hashish, and methamphetamine pills).' Article content Investigators found accounting documents that showed Colegrove had done $3,845,910 in transactions 'related to illicit dealings,' said the decision, which notes they also discovered 'large quantities of hard drugs (2,222 grams of cocaine including crack).' Article content Police also found loaded guns at the scene, but Colegrove was acquitted of firearms possession charges, said the decision, which notes he's banned from having guns. 'The court did not find any mitigating factors in your case but did identify several aggravating factors which included the quantity and nature of the drugs, the objective gravity of the offence, which is punishable by life imprisonment, the use of a residence in a quiet residential area, as well as your profile as a career criminal with a specialty in narcotics trafficking.' Colegrove denied any 'active affiliation to traditional organized crime,' said the decision. 'You stated that you acted on your own at all stages of your crimes.' Article content Article content Colegrove told the parole board he 'grew up in a dysfunctional family environment' and that his parents had substance abuse issues. 'You mention having been brought up in crime and knowing nothing else.' Article content Colegrove got out of prison on statutory release in June 2023, but it didn't last long. Article content 'On July 13, 2023, you were paid an impromptu visit while you were at a park,' said his parole decision. 'You were asked to hand over your cell phone so that your caseworkers could verify your compliance with your special condition related to telecommunications.' Article content They discovered an application on his phone that could be used to send encrypted messages, said the decision. 'You stated that you used the application to watch news about the war in Russia.' Article content Colegrove's handlers also 'noticed that your recent internet search involved 'Hells Angels news,'' as well as his own name 'and the name of the man you claimed to be the source of your security concerns.' Article content Colegrove was 'found in possession of a second cell phone, wrapped in multiple plastic bags, covered in soil and leaf residue, suggesting that the cell phone had previously been buried. You explained that it was an old cell phone, which your (case management team) knew about,' said the decision, which notes they 'immediately refuted this claim.'
The Sun
29-06-2025
- The Sun
Child murderer to SUE Parole Board for ‘breaching his human rights' after release bid rejected
A CHILD murderer is the first lifer to sue the Parole Board for breaching his human rights after his bid for freedom was rejected. Officials ruled Paul Smith — who suffocated a ten-year-old girl — should stay behind bars amid continuing concern over his twisted sexual interests. 2 But Smith, 38, has now launched a landmark High Court bid to have the decision overturned. He claims that keeping him in jail breaches his human rights in a case to run separately to a new parole appeal due this week. Smith is believed to be Britain's first child murderer to use human rights laws in a bid to be released. The trainee electrician was 17 when he murdered Rosie May Storrie at a Christmas party in 2003. She was found unconscious and half-naked on a bed in Normanton, Leics, and died two days later in hospital. Smith was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 14 years' jail. At his 2004 trial, judge Mr Justice Astill said he was 'a considerable danger to young girls'. The court heard Smith, who has autism, had previously attacked a 16-year-old female friend and a 12-year-old girl. He became eligible for parole in January 2018 when his minimum jail term expired. A recommendation for open prison transfer was rejected in 2019. Parents of murdered Sarah Everard plea for more whole-life jail terms for worst offenders His appeal against conviction was rejected in 2014. The Parole Board's 2024 review concluded he was not fit to be freed due to the serious ongoing concerns about his 'sexual interests'. Smith's fresh legal challenge is being handled by specialist Newcastle firm Instalaw. It did not respond to our request for comment. Rosie May's parents, Mary and Graham, established the Rosie May Foundation in her memory to help children in crisis around the world. They did not respond to requests for a comment. 2
