Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Former Melbourne fugitive Paula Carroll's friends cheer parole board's decision

Woman, 56, gets parole in 1975 crime, but escape charge may negate victory

Since Paula Carroll was arrested in April after being a fugitive for more than 34 years, agony has beset her family and her friends.

Crowded into a hearing room early Wednesday at the Florida Parole Commission’s headquarters, however, 20 of them cried out in joy. Hands were clapped. Hearts were held.
 
The commission had just invoked a rare tactic to reduce Carroll’s five-year sentence to parole. It was a moment of levity — one of few since an unidentified person tipped off authorities about the Melbourne resident’s whereabouts. Read More...

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