[grey_whiskers]

I read earlier, he was convicted in 1981 for forcing an 8-year -old boy to fellate him, and was paroled in 1984.

And the killing of the girl was after THAT.

[golux]

...Atwood's trial began in January 1987. He was found guilty of first degree murder on March 26[1], and was sentenced to death on May 8, 1987.[7] During his years on death row, Atwood had, as described by Hoskinson's mother, "gotten married, been baptized in the Greek Orthodox Christian church, obtained two associate degrees, a bachelor's degree in English/pre-law and a master's degree in literature. He has written six books, five of which have been published. He's also working with people on the outside to create a website".[4] As of 2022, he was one of the longest-seated prisoners on death row.[4] He claimed that police tampered with the evidence found on his car, and that no physical evidence had been found placing Vicki in his car.[4] His appeals for judicial re-review of his case were denied.[12][13]...

[NorthMountain]

He should have been fried to a crisp for his offense against the 8 year old boy ...