2001 Dartmouth College murders: Difference between revisions

In August 2014, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that Tulloch's case would be among four to be reviewed by the court for re-sentencing. The initial review had been appealed by the state attorney general. Parker is not affected by this ruling, because he was not charged with first-degree murder, an adult charge that carries a mandatory LWOP sentence.<ref name="resentence">[https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2014/08/29/convicts-who-killed-as-juveniles-to-be-re-sentenced-n-h-court-rules Bruce Wright, "Convicts Who Killed as Juveniles to be Re-sentenced, New Hampshire Court Rules"], ''Boston.com'', August 29, 2014; accessed March 13, 2017</ref> After review of different factors in the case, the court could again re-sentence Tulloch to life imprisonment without parole,<ref name="mitigate"/> or could impose a different sentence. Tulloch's re-sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 2024.<ref>https://www.wmur.com/article/resentencing-tulloch-hearing-delayed-3124/60048744</ref>

 

On April 18, 2024 James Parker was granted parole. He is expected to be released in May 2024, once a housing plan is in place. Parker expressed profound remorse for the murders and had a track record as a good inmate, including earning bachelor's and master's degrees while in prison.<ref>https://www.wmur.com/article/half-susanne-zantop-james-parker-parole-granted/60536412</ref><ref>https://www.wmur.com/article/video-james-parker-dartmouth-murders-parole-418/60538588</ref>