Governor’s Act Spares Killer’s Life
From Times Wire Reports
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Forrest “Fob” James Jr. commuted the death sentence of a woman convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl who was injected with drain cleaner, shot and thrown into a canyon. James gave no reason for commuting 34-year-old Judith Ann Neelley’s sentence to life in prison. Neelley was convicted of the 1982 sex-torture killing of Lisa Ann Millican.
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