The guy's name was Jack Abbott. Writer Norman Mailer helped obtain his parole from prison after serving time for forgery, bank robbery and murder. Six weeks after getting released from prison he stabbed a man to death.seamusTX wrote:There is a history in real life of dangerous psychotics being deemed "cured" and released, only to continue their destructive ways. I can't remember the guy's name, but 20 or so years ago there was a prisoner who became the darling of some New York writers and got an early release. He killed a waiter who reprimanded him for urinating outside the restaurant where the waiter worked. - Jim
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- Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:44 am
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