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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

COs Denounce Parole Board's Decision to Release "Thrill Killer"

After public outcry and two delays on a review of the case, board votes to parole Alfred Brissette.

  The Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers has denounced the RI Parole Board's decision to release "Thrill Killer" Alfred Brissette 13 years into a 35-year sentence. Brissette is convicted of killing Jeanette Descoteaux of Woonsocket, pleading "no contest" to killing her for the thrill. He'll be out on parole this year with 22 years of his sentence left for the 1999 murder of the Woonsocket woman. Turnto10.com reported Monday that the murderer will be freed as planned according to the board's original June 2012 vote.  “We are absolutely disgusted and appalled that the Parole Board would put the citizens of Rhode Island in danger by voting again to release ‘The Thrill Killer,’ said David Mellon, President of RIBCO.  "Here is a …

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Parole Board Upholds Release Of Convicted Thrill Killer and Supreme Court Denies Chafee's Appeal Of Order To Give Pleau To Feds

Maria Gazaille

4:33 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Seriously Bring back the death penalty and see what a "thrill" they get   more ›

Monday, February 18, 2013

Parole Board Upholds Release Of Convicted Thrill Killer

After public outcry and two delays on a review of the case, board votes to parole Alfred Brissette.

  Despite public outcry, the RI Parole Board has affirmed its June decision to release admitted thrill killer Alfred Brissette after a delayed review of the case. Turnto10.com reports the murderer will be freed as planned. Brissette is convicted of killing Jeanette Descoteaux, pleading "no contest" to killing her for the thrill of it. He'll be out on parole after serving just 13 years of a 35-year sentence for the 1999 murder of the Woonsocket woman. Brissette was scheduled to be released from prison this year, after a June 2012 parole board vote, but public outcry in November caused the board to announce a review of the decision for Dec. 17. When that date arrived, the Parole Board announced it would conduct the review in January, …

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Parole Board Reviews Killer's Release, Lawmaker Proposes 30 Year Minimum For Murder

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CB11

1:11 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013

If they wanted a real thrill, they'd release him to THEIR neighborhood! Let them prove they think he's rehabilitated by doing that .... Nooooooo...it that's whole "not in my backyard!" mentality .....   more ›

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