BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The California Board of Parole Hearings Tuesday afternoon denied Louis McCollum parole. McCollum was convicted for the 1972 murder of 18-year old Stanley "Kevin" Green and the sexual assault of Green's 16-year-old companion. McCollum was convicted by a jury in 1975.
The parole board determined McCollum continues to pose an unreasonable risk to public safety. He will appear before the board again in 2018. A representative of the murder victim's family and the surviving sexual assault victim participated in the hearing by telephone.
The Kern County District Attorney's office would like to remind the public that request for victim services forms for victims, their family members and witnesses are available online on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's website at www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim_services/application.html. The forms are also available at the Kern County District Attorney's office and the Kern County Probation Department.
The parole board determined McCollum continues to pose an unreasonable risk to public safety. He will appear before the board again in 2018. A representative of the murder victim's family and the surviving sexual assault victim participated in the hearing by telephone.
The Kern County District Attorney's office would like to remind the public that request for victim services forms for victims, their family members and witnesses are available online on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's website at www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim_services/application.html. The forms are also available at the Kern County District Attorney's office and the Kern County Probation Department.